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Senate Bill 780 |
Senate Author: Hughes et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
House Sponsor: Hefner et al. |
Senate Bill 780 amends the Family Code to include a full‑time local government fire department among the designated emergency infant care providers to which a parent may voluntarily surrender a newborn child who is 60 days old or younger. The bill authorizes a designated emergency infant care provider to place a newborn safety device, commonly known as a baby box, inside the provider's facilities to take possession of such a child and establishes safety requirements for the device.