Free-standing Emergency Facility As Safe Haven
Summary
The bill expands Colorado's safe haven laws to include staff members of community clinic emergency centers as persons allowed to take temporary physical custody of infants 72 hours old or younger when the infant is voluntarily surrendered by its parent or parents. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Signed Mar 7, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2018
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 53
Feb 22, 2018
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican23
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 7, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Feb 22, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-4)
senate
Feb 22, 2018
Introduced
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
upper
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Jan 26, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Coleman
DDemocratic
P
JS
Jim Smallwood
RRepublican
P
Marc Catlin
RRepublican
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