NEWBORN INFANT PROTECTN-SIGNS
Summary
Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Provides that every hospital, fire station, emergency medical facility, and police station that is required to accept a relinquished newborn infant in accordance with the Act must post a sign in a conspicuous place on the exterior of the building housing the facility informing persons that a newborn infant may be relinquished at the facility in accordance with the Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to prescribe specifications for the signs and for their placement that will ensure statewide uniformity. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 8, 2007
Signed Aug 17, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2007 · House May 22, 2007
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Mar 8, 2007
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
64
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 17, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 22, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 8, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-2)
senate
Mar 1, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 010-000-001
upper
Mar 1, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Feb 28, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
upper
Feb 28, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 28, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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