AN ACT AUTHORIZING HOSPITALS TO INSTALL DEVICES ON AN EXTERIOR WALL OF AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO FACILITATE THE VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF INFANTS TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFF.
To prevent infant abandonment and provide a safe and legal option for parents in crisis to voluntarily surrender an infant to emergency department staff.
Introduced by:
Committee on Children| New today | 2-4 days old | 5 days & older |
| Text of Bill | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:
Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/14/2025 | Public Hearing 02/20 | ||
| 2/13/2025 | Referred to Joint Committee on Children |
Co-sponsors of SB-1310
Rep. Mark W. Anderson, 62nd Dist.
Rep. Craig C. Fishbein, 90th Dist.
Rep. Tony J. Scott, 112th Dist.
Sen. Heather S. Somers, 18th Dist.
Rep. Brian Lanoue, 45th Dist.
Rep. Mark DeCaprio, 48th Dist.
Rep. Anthony L. Nolan, 39th Dist.
Rep. Trenee McGee, 116th Dist.
Rep. Steve Weir, 55th Dist.
Sen. Henri Martin, 31st Dist.
Sen. Paul Cicarella, 34th Dist.
Rep. Ben McGorty, 122nd Dist.
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