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SB 22 Child abuse or neglect; change in requirement for 'safe haven' law pertaining to infants.
Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Protection of infants. Adds a requirement that a baby that is delivered to a qualifying hospital or rescue squad in order for the parent to have an affirmative defense to prosecution for abuse or neglect be delivered in a manner that is reasonably calculated to ensure the child's safety. The 2003 "safe haven" legislation provided that when a parent voluntarily delivers a child no older than 14 days to a hospital or rescue squad, the parent will have an affirmative defense to prosecution for abuse or neglect, if the abuse or neglect prosecution is based solely upon having left the baby at such facility.
FULL TEXT
- 12/13/05 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067025752 pdf
- 01/18/06 Senate: Printed as engrossed 067025752-E pdf
- 03/15/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB22ER) pdf | impact statement
- 05/19/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0935) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/13/05 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067025752
- 12/13/05 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/06 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/06 Senate: Read second time
- 01/18/06 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/18/06 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/18/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB22E
- 01/18/06 Senate: Printed as engrossed 067025752-E
- 01/19/06 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/06 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/20/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/20/06 House: Read first time
- 01/20/06 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/06 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 03/01/06 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/06 House: Read second time
- 03/06/06 House: Read third time
- 03/06/06 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/06 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/15/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB22ER)
- 03/15/06 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/15/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/06 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/18/06 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/19/06 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/06 Senate: VOTE: (36-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/06 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (35-Y 61-N)
- 04/19/06 House: VOTE: REJECTED (35-Y 61-N)
- 04/19/06 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 05/18/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 935 (effective 7/1/06)
- 05/19/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0935)