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GA HB350

Bill

Status

Enrolled

4/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mike Cameron

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Renames Georgia's "Safe Place for Newborns Act of 2002" to the "Eliza Jane Warner Act" and expands safe surrender locations to include ambulance services and occupied public safety vehicles in addition to medical facilities, fire stations, and police stations

  • Increases the age limit for protected newborn surrender from 30 days to 45 days old, shielding mothers and individuals assisting them from prosecution for abandonment-related offenses

  • Authorizes installation of newborn safety devices (enclosed, locked, monitored receptacles) at medical facilities, fire stations, police stations, and ambulance services if staffed 24/7 by emergency medical personnel and located in areas visible to staff

  • Requires newborn safety devices to include security cameras and dual alarm systems—one alarm connecting to the facility (tested monthly) and one monitoring the interior (checked twice daily)—with automatic dispatch capability when staff are unavailable

  • Prohibits state funds from being used to acquire or operate newborn safety devices and extends civil and criminal liability protections to ambulance services and their personnel

Legislative Description

Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions

Last Action

House Sent to Governor

4/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services2/4/2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security2/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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