Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children. (HB16)
Introduced By
Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. John Avoli (R-Staunton), Del. Jeff Campbell (R-Marion), Del. Ronnie Campbell (R-Raphine), Del. Phil Scott (R-Spotsylvania), Del. Bill Wiley (R-Winchester), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Safe haven protections; newborn safety device. Provides an affirmative defense in certain criminal prosecutions and civil proceedings regarding child abuse or neglect to a parent who safely delivers his child within the first 30 days of the child's life to a newborn safety device located at a hospital that provides 24-hour emergency services or at an attended emergency medical services agency that employs emergency medical services personnel. The bill also provides civil and criminal immunity to such hospitals and emergency medical services agencies for injuries to children received through such newborn safety devices, provided that (i) the injuries are not the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct and (ii) the hospital or emergency medical services agency meets certain requirements regarding the establishment, functioning, and testing of the device. Current law requires the child to be delivered within the first 14 days of the child's life at such hospital or emergency medical services agency. This bill is identical to SB 63. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/23/2021 | Committee |
| 12/23/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101060D |
| 12/23/2021 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/28/2022 | Referred from Courts of Justice |
| 01/28/2022 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 02/03/2022 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/08/2022 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/09/2022 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/09/2022 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/10/2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/16/2022 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22106679D-S1 |
| 02/18/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2022 | Read third time |
| 02/21/2022 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/21/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22106679D-S1 |
| 02/21/2022 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB16S1 |
| 02/21/2022 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2022 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 22106679D-S1 (91-Y 9-N) |
| 02/23/2022 | VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2022 | Enrolled |
| 02/25/2022 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB16ER) |
| 02/25/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/25/2022 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2022 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
| 03/11/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
| 04/05/2022 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 81 (effective 7/1/22) |
| 04/05/2022 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081) |