Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 864 — Surrendered Newborn Infants

Last action — Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Surrendered Newborn Infants; Authorizing hospitals, emergency medical services stations, and fire stations to use newborn safety devices to accept surrendered newborn infants under certain circumstances; requiring such hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station to visually check and test the device within specified timeframes; providing additional locations under which the prohibition on the initiation of criminal investigations based solely on the surrendering of a newborn infant applies, etc.

Bill Text

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Florida Senate - 2020 SB 864 By Senator Baxley 12-00583-20 2020864__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to surrendered newborn infants;
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 864 By the Committee on Health Policy;
and Senator Baxley 588-02267-20 2020864c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to surrendered newborn infants;
1. Physically located inside the hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station;
1. Physically part of the hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station;
2. Located in an area that is conspicuous and visible to the employees of the hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station;
2. Located such that the interior point of access is in an area that is conspicuous and visible to the employees of the hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station;
69 A licensee as defined in s.
70 A licensee as defined in s.
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Action History

  1. Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. CS by Health Policy read 1st time

  4. Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

  5. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  6. CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3

  7. Introduced

  8. On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/14/20, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  9. Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules

  10. Filed

Sponsors

  • Baxley · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Baxley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 864 do?
Surrendered Newborn Infants; Authorizing hospitals, emergency medical services stations, and fire stations to use newborn safety devices to accept surrendered newborn infants under certain circumstances; requiring such hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station to visually check and test the device within specified timeframes; providing additional locations under which the prohibition on the initiation of criminal investigations based solely on the surrendering of a newborn infant applies, etc.
Who sponsors SB 864?
SB 864 is sponsored by Baxley.
What is the current status of SB 864?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 864?
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