HB 1339 Florida House · 2023 Regular Session

Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants

Summary
Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants; Requires licensed child-placing agencies to maintain specified registry; requires that certain information be removed from registry; prohibits child-placing agency from transferring certain costs to prospective adoptive parents; requires licensed child-placing agencies to immediately place surrendered newborn infant in physical custody of identified prospective adoptive parent; provides that prospective adoptive parent becomes guardian of such infant under certain conditions for certain period of time; requires court to require child-placing agency to make certain reasonable efforts to identify appropriate prospective adoptive parent; provides requirements for licensed child-placing agencies once they take physical custody of surrendered newborn infant.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2023 Last action May 5, 2023
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Committee
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Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Shane Abbott
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