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GA HB350
Bill
Status
2/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mike Cameron
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AI Summary
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Adds licensed ambulance services to the list of authorized safe haven locations where mothers can surrender newborns up to 30 days old without prosecution for abandonment
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Authorizes medical facilities, fire stations, police stations, and ambulance services to install "newborn safety devices" (baby boxes) as an additional surrender option
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Newborn safety devices must be enclosed, locked, monitored receptacles located in conspicuous areas at facilities staffed 24/7 by emergency medical services providers
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Requires newborn safety devices to have a dual alarm system: one alarm connecting to the facility (tested monthly) and one monitoring the interior (checked twice daily), with capability to dispatch ambulances if staff are off-site
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Extends existing liability protections and Department of Human Services reimbursement for medical and transport costs to ambulance services accepting surrendered newborns
Legislative Description
Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/4/2026