VA SB63 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0080)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0080)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Safe haven protections; newborn safety device. Provides an affirmative defense in certain criminal prosecutions and civil proceedings regarding child abuse or neglect to a parent who safely delivers his child within the first 30 days of the child's life to a newborn safety device located at a hospital that provides 24-hour emergency services or at an attended emergency medical services agency that employs emergency medical services personnel. The bill also provides civil and criminal immunity to such hospitals and emergency medical services agencies for injuries to children received through such newborn safety devices, provided that (i) the injuries are not the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct and (ii) the hospital or emergency medical services agency meets certain requirements regarding the establishment, functioning, and testing of the device. Current law requires the child to be delivered within the first 14 days of the child's life at such hospital or emergency medical services agency.
Title
Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (85-Y 14-N) (Y: 85 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-22 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2022-04-05 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0080) | |
2022-04-05 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 80 (effective 7/1/22) | |
2022-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 | |
2022-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
2022-03-02 | Senate | Signed by President |
2022-03-01 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2022-03-01 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB63ER) |
2022-03-01 | Senate | Enrolled |
2022-02-25 | House | VOTE: Passage (85-Y 14-N) |
2022-02-25 | House | Passed House (85-Y 14-N) |
2022-02-25 | House | Read third time |
2022-02-24 | House | Read second time |
2022-02-22 | House | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (15-Y 6-N) |
2022-02-21 | House | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
2022-02-21 | House | Read first time |
2022-02-21 | House | Placed on Calendar |
2022-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
2022-01-27 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB63S1 |
2022-01-27 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 22105078D-S1 |
2022-01-27 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
2022-01-27 | Senate | Read second time |
2022-01-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
2022-01-25 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
2022-01-24 | Senate | Incorporates SB175 (Peake) |
2022-01-24 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 22105078D-S1 |
2022-01-24 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) |
2022-01-03 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
2022-01-03 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103521D |
Same As/Similar To
SB175 (Similar To) 2022-01-24 - Incorporated by Judiciary
SB175 (Similar To) 2022-01-24 - Incorporated by Judiciary
HB16 (Same As) 2022-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081)
HB16 (Same As) 2022-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081)
SB175 (Similar To) 2022-01-24 - Incorporated by Judiciary
HB16 (Same As) 2022-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081)
HB16 (Same As) 2022-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081)
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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16 | 1 | 228 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 371 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 371.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
40 | 1 | 103 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
63 | 2 | 100 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |