Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB350: Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to revise provisions relating to safe places for newborns; to authorize ambulance services to accept physical custody of a newborn; to authorize the placement of newborn safety devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited liability; to provide for transport of newborns to nearest medical facility; to provide for specifications for newborn safety devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to revise provisions relating to safe places for newborns; to authorize ambulance services to accept physical custody of a newborn; to authorize the placement of newborn safety devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited liability; to provide for transport of newborns to nearest medical facility; to provide for specifications for newborn safety devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to revise provisions relating to safe places for newborns; to authorize ambulance services to accept physical custody of a newborn; to authorize the placement of newborn safety devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited liability; to provide for transport of newborns to nearest medical facility; to provide for specifications for newborn safety devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, is amended by revising Chapter 10A, relating to safe place for newborns, as follows: "CHAPTER 10A 19-10A-1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 'Safe Place for Newborns Act of 2002.' H. B. LC 56 0268 19-10A-2. As used in this chapter, the term: (1) 'Ambulance service' means an ambulance provider licensed pursuant to Chapter of Title 31. (1)(2) 'Fire station' means a facility of any fire department which is authorized to exercise the general and emergency powers enumerated in Code Sections 25-3-1 and 25-3-2. (2)(3) 'Medical facility' means any licensed general or specialized hospital, institutional infirmary, health center operated by a …