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CS/SB 870: Surrendered Newborn Infants

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Burton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

Surrendered Newborn Infants; Revising the definition of the term “newborn infant”; authorizing certain hospitals, emergency medical services stations, and fire stations to use newborn infant safety devices to accept surrendered newborn infants if the device meets specified criteria; authorizing a parent to leave a newborn infant with medical staff or a licensed health care professional at a hospital after the delivery of the newborn infant under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/16/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/23/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
    2/27/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/06/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/6/2023 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
    3/7/2023 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • Introduced
    3/15/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/20/23, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/20/2023 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 3
    3/22/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
    3/23/2023 Senate • Now in Rules
    5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Rules

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  • CS/SB 870, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/22/2023 at 1:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 899 (c1) Surrendered Newborn Infants Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    63.0423 Procedures with respect to surrendered infants. Page 7 (pdf)
    383.50 Treatment of surrendered newborn infant. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 870, Original Filed Version Posted 2/16/2023 at 12:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/3/2023 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/6/2023 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2023 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 899 (c1) Surrendered Newborn Infants Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    731132 - Amendment
    Delete line 42 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Book)     		3/17/2023
    12:23 PM     		Unfavorable
    3/20/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    485718 - Amendment
    Delete lines 43 - 44 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Burton)     		3/17/2023
    12:09 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/20/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    949384 - Amendment
    Between lines 74 and 75 insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Book)     		3/17/2023
    12:22 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/20/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    140998 - Amendment
    Delete lines 132 - 321 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Burton)     		3/17/2023
    12:10 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/20/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    693318 - Amendment
    Between lines 186 and 187 insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Book)     		3/17/2023
    12:23 PM     		Unfavorable
    3/20/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/6/2023 3:30 PM Health Policy 7 Yeas - 3 Nays
    3/20/2023 12:30 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    63.0423 Procedures with respect to surrendered infants. Page 7 (pdf)
    383.50 Treatment of surrendered newborn infant. Page 2 (pdf)

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