2023 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
H0899: Surrendered Newborn Infants
Legislative Summary
Authorizes hospitals, emergency medical services stations, & fire stations to use newborn infant safety devices to accept surrendered newborn infants if device meets specified criteria; requires hospitals, emergency medical services stations, or fire stations to physically check & test devices at specified intervals; authorizes parent to leave newborn infant with medical staff or licensed healthcare professional at hospital after delivery of newborn infant; authorizes parent to surrender newborn infant by calling 911 & requesting EMS provider to meet at specified location to retrieve newborn infant.
Bill History
2/16/2023
Filed
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Favorable by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/18/2023
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
3/18/2023
CS Filed
House of Representatives
3/20/2023
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/30/2023)
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
3/31/2023
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
3/31/2023
CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
3/31/2023
In Messages
Senate
3/31/2023
Referred to Rules
Senate
4/3/2023
Received
Senate
5/5/2023
Died in Rules
Senate
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #768615
3/16/2023Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #823221
3/16/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading RCS#69
3/31/2023
111
Yea
0
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health & Human Services Committee
3/17/2023
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
3/9/2023
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(5/5/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
