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2001 SESSION
HB 1891 Emergency custody of abandoned children; study data by DSS.
Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Affirmative defense to prosecution for abuse and neglect; Infant receiving facilities; emergency custody of abandoned children. Provides that when any person voluntarily delivers a child no older than 72 hours to an infant receiving facility, the person will have an affirmative defense to prosecution for abuse or neglect, if the abuse or neglect prosecution is based solely upon the delivery of the child to an infant receiving facility. Infant receiving facilities include hospitals and police departments. Other facilities may opt in by complying with standards set up by the Department of Health and the Department of Social Services. The person may remain anonymous. Personnel who accept these children would be immune from liability absent gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the Department of Health, shall launch a media campaign to promote safe placement alternatives for newborn infants and publicize the emergency custody for certain abandoned children procedures. This bill incorporates HB's 1633, 2154, 2533 and 2581.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/01 016984748 pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/01 House: Committee substitute printed 019705748-H1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/01 016984748
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/01 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
- 02/04/01 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/04/01 House: Read first time
- 02/05/01 House: Read second time
- 02/05/01 House: Committee substitute agreed to 019705748-H1
- 02/05/01 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/05/01 House: Constitutional reading dispensed (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 House: Committee substitute printed 019705748-H1
- 02/06/01 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/06/01 House: VOTE: REJECTED (35-Y 60-N)
- 02/06/01 House: Amendments by Del. Moran rejected (35-Y 60-N)
- 02/06/01 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 019705748-H1
- 02/06/01 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 2-N)
- 02/06/01 House: Passed House (95-Y 2-N)
- 02/06/01 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/09/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/01 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/01 Senate: Passed by for the day in C. J. (9-Y 6-N)