SB 122: Surrendered Newborn Infants
GENERAL BILL by Baxley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia ; Albritton ; Harrell
Surrendered Newborn Infants; Authorizing the Department of Health to approve, and certain hospitals, emergency medical services stations, and fire stations to use, newborn infant safety devices to accept surrendered newborn infants under certain circumstances; requiring such hospitals, emergency medical services stations, or fire stations to physically check and test the devices at specified intervals; providing additional locations to which the prohibition on the initiation of criminal investigations based solely on the surrendering of a newborn infant applies, etc.
Last Action: 4/19/2021 Senate - CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/4/2020 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 12/9/2020 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 46 |
| 1/15/2021 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/27/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 1/27/2021 | Senate |
• Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 176 • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services |
| 2/1/2021 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/09/21, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 2/9/2021 | Senate |
• Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 4 -SJ 179 • Now in Appropriations |
| 3/2/2021 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 46 |
| 4/14/2021 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 4/19/2021 | Senate |
• CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 |
