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Introduced
01/20/2015
01/20/2015
In Committee
05/16/2016
05/16/2016
Crossed Over
05/12/2016
05/12/2016
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016
07/31/2016
Introduced Session
189th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to the list of locations for a safe surrender under the baby safe haven law. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
AI Summary
This bill amends the existing "baby safe haven law," which allows individuals to safely surrender an unharmed newborn baby to designated locations without fear of prosecution. Specifically, it expands the list of safe surrender locations beyond hospitals, police departments, and manned fire stations to include any "designated facility" and also allows for surrender with an "emergency responder" (a term that seems to be implicitly defined by the context of the bill as someone responding to a 911 call) at an agreed-upon location after calling 911. The bill also makes a minor grammatical correction by changing "an" to "and" in one instance and adds "emergency responder" after "police" in the list of authorized personnel.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (9)
Keiko Orrall (R)*,
Leah Allen (R),
David DeCoste (R),
Colleen Garry (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Richard Ross (R),
José Tosado (D),
Timothy Whelan (R),
Susannah Whipps (I),
Last Action
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (on 05/16/2016)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H114 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H114.pdf |
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