Bill 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-01 - Enacted [HB473 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2023-06-01	PDF	Link	View
Introduced	2023-05-16	PDF	Link	View
Engrossed	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Adopt	2023-06-01	Proposed	PDF	Link	View
House Children and Senior Advocacy AMD/SUB	2023-05-23	Proposed	PDF	Link	View
House Children and Senior Advocacy AMD/SUB	2023-05-22	Proposed	PDF	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
Fiscal Note	As Introduced	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View
Fiscal Note	As Passed First Chamber Committee	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View
Fiscal Note	As Passed First Chamber	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View

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