AL HB473 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 1 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-01 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 1 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-01 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Relating to the surrender of infants; to amend Sections 26-25-1, 26-25-2, 26-25-3, and 26-25-5, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections 26-25-1.1 and 26-25-1.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide for the surrender of an infant to an emergency medical services provider or a hospital; to provide for the surrender of an infant in a baby safety device that meets certain requirements; to authorize the Department of Public Health to adopt rules relating to baby safety devices; to provide for an investigation into whether a surrendered infant is a missing child; to provide an affirmative defense to certain charges to parents who surrender an infant; to further provide for civil immunity for emergency medical services providers who accept surrendered infants; and to repeal Section 26-25-4, Code of Alabama 1975.
Title
Relating to the surrender of infants; to amend Sections 26-25-1, 26-25-2, 26-25-3, and 26-25-5, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections 26-25-1.1 and 26-25-1.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide for the surrender of an infant to an emergency medical services provider or a hospital; to provide for the surrender of an infant in a baby safety device that meets certain requirements; to authorize the Department of Public Health to adopt rules relating to baby safety devices; to provide for an investigation into whether a surrendered infant is a missing child; to provide an affirmative defense to certain charges to parents who surrender an infant; to further provide for civil immunity for emergency medical services providers who accept surrendered infants; and to repeal Section 26-25-4, Code of Alabama 1975.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-06-01 - Senate - Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-06-01 - Senate - Adopt X3TM77-1 (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-05-24 - House - Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-05-24 - House - Adopt 0LS1CC-1 (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-06-01 - Senate - Adopt X3TM77-1 (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-05-24 - House - Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-05-24 - House - Adopt 0LS1CC-1 (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | House | Enacted |
| 2023-06-01 | House | Enrolled |
| 2023-06-01 | House | Ready to Enroll |
| 2023-06-01 | Senate | Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended |
| 2023-06-01 | Senate | Adopt X3TM77-1 |
| 2023-06-01 | Senate | On Third Reading in Second House |
| 2023-05-25 | Senate | Read Second Time in Second House |
| 2023-05-25 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee in Second House |
| 2023-05-25 | Senate | Reported Favorably from Senate Veterans and Military Affairs |
| 2023-05-25 | Senate | Referred to Committee to Senate Veterans and Military Affairs |
| 2023-05-25 | House | Read First Time in Second House |
| 2023-05-24 | House | Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended |
| 2023-05-24 | House | Adopt 0LS1CC-1 |
| 2023-05-24 | House | On Third Reading in House of Origin |
| 2023-05-23 | House | Read Second Time in House of Origin |
| 2023-05-23 | House | Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin |
| 2023-05-23 | House | Reported Favorably from House Children and Senior Advocacy |
| 2023-05-23 | House | Amendment/Substitute by House Children and Senior Advocacy 0LS1CC-1 |
| 2023-05-22 | House | Amendment/Substitute by House Children and Senior Advocacy N5QA88-1 |
| 2023-05-16 | House | Introduced and Referred to House Children and Senior Advocacy |
| 2023-05-16 | House | Read First Time in House of Origin |
