SB 790 -  Surrendered Infants

General Bill by Yarborough (CO-SPONSORS) Osgood; Perry
Surrendered Infants: Changing the term “newborn infant” to “infant”; increasing the age at which a child is considered an infant; authorizing a parent to leave an infant with medical staff or a licensed health care professional at a hospital after the delivery of the infant, upon the parent giving a certain notification; authorizing a parent to surrender an infant by calling 911 to request that an emergency medical services provider meet the surrendering parent at a specified location, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2024
Last Event: 02/21/24 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 775 -SJ 435 on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 6:46 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 01/16/24 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 1
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/30/24 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/08/24 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 775 Subject: Surrendered Infants Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/8/2024 1:22:47 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/7/2024 7:57:03 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 1/30/2024 4:48:32 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 1/29/2024 9:24:05 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 1/16/2024 3:31:51 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 1/12/2024 12:59:42 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 775 -SJ 435 Time: 02/21/2024 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 775 -SJ 435 Time: 02/21/2024 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 435 Time: 02/21/2024 - 6:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24 Time: 02/15/2024 - 8:26 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/08/2024 - 1:43 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 Time: 02/08/2024 - 11:05 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/08/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/05/2024 - 2:41 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 01/30/2024 - 5:06 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 Time: 01/30/2024 - 2:49 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 01/25/2024 - 3:19 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Time: 01/16/2024 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 Time: 01/16/2024 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/16/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/11/2024 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/09/2024 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules Time: 12/15/2023 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/07/2023 - 8:31 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.01 CS/CS/HB 185, CS/HB 775, CS/CS/CS/HB 1083, CS/CS/CS/SB 1224, CS/CS/SB 1486, HB 1663, SB 1722
39.201 CS/SB 306, HB 327, CS/HB 775
63.0423 CS/SB 306, HB 327, CS/HB 775
63.167 CS/HB 775
383.50 CS/SB 306, HB 327, CS/HB 775
383.51 CS/HB 775
827.035 CS/HB 775
827.10 CS/HB 775