Indiana Senate Bill 246 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on May 2 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-02 - Public Law 263
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Child neglect defense. Specifies under the safe haven law that it is a defense to a claim of neglect of a dependent if the individual left the child: (1) with a person who is an emergency medical services provider; or (2) in a newborn safety device that meets the specified requirements. Allows a newborn safety device that was installed on January 1, 2017, to continue to operate. Provides civil immunity for a hospital that operates a newborn safety device if the device meets specified requirements, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that

Child neglect defense. Specifies under the safe haven law that it is a defense to a claim of neglect of a dependent if the individual left the child: (1) with a person who is an emergency medical services provider; or (2) in a newborn safety device that meets the specified requirements. Allows a newborn safety device that was installed on January 1, 2017, to continue to operate. Provides civil immunity for a hospital that operates a newborn safety device if the device meets specified requirements, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that

Sen. Travis Holdman [R]	Sen. Randall Head [R]	Sen. Jon Ford [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]
Rep. Martin Carbaugh [R]

2017-04-13 - Senate - Senate - Senate concurred in House Amendments (Y: 47 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-06 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 92 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-04-03 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2017-02-27 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 46 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-02	Senate	Public Law 263
2017-05-02	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2017-04-25	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2017-04-21	House	Signed by the Speaker
2017-04-21	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2017-04-13	Senate	Senate concurred in House Amendments; Roll Call 467: yeas 47, nays 3
2017-04-10	Senate	Motion to concur filed
2017-04-07	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2017-04-06	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 411: yeas 92, nays 4
2017-04-05	House	Amendment #1 (Heine) prevailed; voice vote
2017-04-05	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2017-04-03	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2017-03-06	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2017-02-28	Senate	Referred to the House
2017-02-27	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Carbaugh
2017-02-27	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 199: yeas 46, nays 3
2017-02-23	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2017-02-23	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2017-02-20	Senate	Senator Ford added as coauthor
2017-02-20	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2017-02-02	Senate	Senator Head added as second author
2017-01-09	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
2017-01-09	Senate	Authored by Senator Holdman

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/senate/246/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/5/f/7/a5f765b3/SB0246.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/7/e/c/47ecd54c/SB0246.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/4/2/d/c42d8d53/SB0246.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/4/e/8/24e8df67/SB0246.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/3/a/2/a3a2f006/SB0246.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/6/5/3/1653624c/SB0246.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/7/c/9/b7c99427/SB0246.04.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/7/6/0/5760c3ad/SB0246.04.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/3/9/d/e39dd95a/SB0246.05.ENRH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/0/4/b/604ba1df/SB0246.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/d/1/3/1d1306be/SB0246.199.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/d/e/1/3de1499d/SB0246.02.COMS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/0/a/0/e0a02c34/SB0246.411.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/6/5/5/3655e423/SB0246.467.pdf