Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut SB1310: AN ACT AUTHORIZING HOSPITALS TO INSTALL DEVICES ON AN EXTERIOR WALL OF AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO FACILITATE THE VOLUNTARY SURRE
Status: Introduced, February 13, 2025
AN ACT AUTHORIZING HOSPITALS TO INSTALL DEVICES ON AN EXTERIOR WALL OF AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO FACILITATE THE VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF INFANTS TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFF.
What the bill says
An act authorizing hospitals to install devices on an exterior wall of an emergency department to facilitate the voluntary surrender of infants to emergency department staff. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT AUTHORIZING HOSPITALS TO INSTALL DEVICES ON AN EXTERIOR WALL OF AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO FACILITATE THE VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF INFANTS TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFF. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 17a-58 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): (a) An employee designated pursuant to section 17a-57, as amended by this act, shall take physical custody of any infant thirty days or younger if the parent or lawful agent of the parent voluntarily surrenders physical custody of the infant to such designated employee unless the parent or agent clearly expresses an intent to return for the infant. (b) (1) If the mother of an infant wishes to voluntarily surrender physical custody of the infant while the mother is in the hospital to give birth to the infant, the mother shall provide notice that she wishes to surrender physical custody of the infant to any health care provider who is licensed by the Department of Public Health and who provides health LCO No. 4626 1 of Raised Bill No. 1310 care services on behalf of the hospital. Upon receipt of such notice, such health care provider shall notify the designated employee pursuant to section 17a-57, as amended by this act, who shall immediately take physical custody of the infant. No …
Sponsors
- Mark Anderson (R, 62) · primary sponsor
- Craig Fishbein (R, 90)
- Tony Scott (R, 112)
- Somers, Heather S. (R, 18)
- Brian Lanoue (R, 45)
- Mark DeCaprio (R, 48)
- Anthony Nolan (D, 39)
- Trenee McGee (D, 116)
- Stephen Weir (R, 55)
- Henri Martin (R, 31)
- Paul Cicarella (R, 34)
- Ben McGorty (R, 122)
Latest actions
- : Public Hearing 02/20
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Children
Common questions
- What is SB1310?
- SB1310 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT AUTHORIZING HOSPITALS TO INSTALL DEVICES ON AN EXTERIOR WALL OF AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO FACILITATE THE VOLUNTARY SURRE.
- What does SB1310 do?
- In its own words: An act authorizing hospitals to install devices on an exterior wall of an emergency department to facilitate the voluntary surrender of infants to emergency department staff. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB1310?
- Introduced as of February 13, 2025. Latest action: Public Hearing 02/20 (February 14, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1310?
- Mark Anderson (R, 62), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1310?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB01310&which_year=2025
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