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Safe haven act, newborns
IDAHO SAFE HAVEN ACT – Adds to existing law to allow for the placement and use of newborn safety devices.

RS30936 / S1272

This legislation will add to I.C. Chapter 82, the Idaho Safe Haven Act, the ability for a "Safe Haven" facility to install and receive surrendered newborn infants through a specified newborn safety device.

This is a voluntary option so the cost would be borne by the facility. There is no impact to state funds.

Bill Events
Date Description
02/02 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
02/05 Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
02/09 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
02/12 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
02/21 Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks(Ricks), Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Ward-Engelking
Floor Sponsor - VanOrden
Title apvd - to House
02/22 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
02/22 Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare
02/29 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/01 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
03/05 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/06 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day; objection
03/07 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/08 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 11, 2024
03/11 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/12 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2
AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Beazer), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(McKnight), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Galaviz, Tanner
Floor Sponsor - Erickson
Title apvd - to Senate
03/12 Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
03/13 Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
03/13 Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
03/14 Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
03/14 Reported delivered to Governor at 1 p.m. on 03/14/24
03/21 Signed by Governor on 03/20/24
Session Law Chapter 115
Effective: 07/01/2024
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