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WV HB2125

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rick Hillenbrand

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands safe-surrender sites for newborn safety devices to include 911 call centers and ambulance stations that are open and staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days per year

  • Requires county commissions to designate eligible 911 centers and ambulance stations as safe-surrender sites in their respective counties

  • Maintains existing requirements for newborn safety devices, including dual alarm systems that must notify staff within 30 seconds and trigger a 911 call if no response occurs within 15 minutes

  • Allows parents to anonymously surrender infants under 30 days old at these expanded locations without facing child abuse or neglect charges

  • Grants immunity from civil and criminal liability to emergency medical services providers acting in good faith when accepting custody of surrendered newborns

Legislative Description

Relating to defining a newborn safety device

Courts

Last Action

To House Health and Human Resources

2/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Resources2/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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