Florida House · 2025 Regular Session
HB 791: Surrendered Infants
Passage / Third Reading · April 3, 2025 · Yeas 106, nays 0
What the bill does
The bill redefines infant, defines infant safety device and allows certain hospitals, EMS stations and fire stations to use such devices to accept surrendered infants if the device meets specified criteria. Those hospitals and stations must monitor the inside of the device 24 hours a day and physically check and test the devices at specified intervals, among other changes.
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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
Surrendered Infants: Revises definition of "infant"; defines "infant safety device"; authorizes certain hospitals, EMS stations, & fire stations to use infant safety devices to accept surrendered infants if device meets specified criteria; requires such hospitals, EMS stations, & fire stations to monitor inside of device 24 hours per day & physically check & test devices at specified intervals; provides additional requirements for certain fire stations using such devices.
How each party voted
Speaker Daniel Perez voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- CS/CS/HB 791
- Motion
- Passage / Third Reading
- Date
- April 3, 2025, 03:33 PM
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Presiding
- Robinson, W.
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 106, nays 0; 13 didn't vote (0 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
Seats are today's members, liberal to conservative; members who have left aren't shown.
How each member voted
Yea (106)
- Shane Abbott R-5
- Jon Albert R-48
- Danny Alvarez R-69
- Jose Alvarez D-46
- Adam Anderson R-57
- Alex Andrade R-2
- Wallace Aristide D-107
- Jessica Baker R-17
- Doug Bankson R-39
- Webster Barnaby R-29
- Robin Bartleman D-103
- Fabián Basabe R-106
- Yvette Benarroch R-81
- Kim Berfield R-58
- Dean Black R-15
- Omar Blanco R-115
- Erika Booth R-35
- David Borrero R-111
- Adam Botana R-80
- Robbie Brackett R-34
- LaVon Bracy Davis D-40
- James Buchanan R-74
- Demi Busatta R-114
- Daryl Campbell D-99
- Jennifer Canady R-50
- Mike Caruso R-87
- Ryan Chamberlin R-24
- Kevin Chambliss D-117
- Linda Chaney R-61
- Nan Cobb R-26
- Bill Conerly R-72
- Lindsay Cross D-60
- Dan Daley D-96
- Kim Daniels D-14
- Fentrice Driskell D-67
- Lisa Dunkley D-97
- Anna Eskamani D-42
- Tiffany Esposito R-77
- Tom Fabricio R-110
- Gallop Franklin D-8
- Ashley Gantt D-109
- Sam Garrison R-11
- Richard Gentry R-27
- Anne Gerwig R-93
- Mike Giallombardo R-79
- Karen Gonzalez Pittman R-65
- Peggy Gossett-Seidman R-91
- Mike Gottlieb D-102
- Sam Greco R-19
- Griff Griffitts R-6
- J.J. Grow R-23
- Rita Harris D-44
- Dianne Hart-Lowman D-63
- Yvonne Hinson D-21
- Christine Hunschofsky D-95
- Berny Jacques R-59
- Chad Johnson R-22
- Dotie Joseph D-108
- Kim Kendall R-18
- Jennifer Kincart Jonsson R-49
- Traci Koster R-66
- Chip LaMarca R-100
- Vicki Lopez R-113
- Johanna López D-43
- Randy Maggard R-54
- Patt Maney R-4
- Debbie Mayfield R-32
- Fiona McFarland R-73
- Lauren Melo R-82
- Kiyan Michael R-16
- Jim Mooney R-120
- Danny Nix R-75
- Angie Nixon D-13
- Vanessa Oliver R-76
- Toby Overdorf R-85
- Michael Owen R-70
- Bill Partington R-28
- Daniel Perez R-116
- Jenna Persons-Mulicka R-78
- Rachel Plakon R-36
- Juan Porras R-119
- Michele Rayner D-62
- Mike Redondo R-118
- Alex Rizo R-112
- Felicia Robinson D-104
- Will Robinson R-71
- Mitch Rosenwald D-98
- Michelle Salzman R-1
- Judson Sapp R-20
- Jason Shoaf R-7
- Tyler Sirois R-31
- Kelly Skidmore D-92
- Dave Smith R-38
- Leonard Spencer D-45
- Allison Tant D-9
- John Temple R-52
- Debra Tendrich D-89
- Josie Tomkow R-51
- Dana Trabulsy R-84
- Chase Tramont R-30
- Kaylee Tuck R-83
- Susan Valdés R-64
- Meg Weinberger R-94
- Marie Woodson D-105
- Taylor Yarkosky R-25
- Brad Yeager R-56
Not voting (13)
- Bruce Antone D-41
- Chuck Brannan R-10
- Joe Casello D-90
- Hillary Cassel R-101
- Wyman Duggan R-12
- Tae Edmonds D-88
- Jeff Holcomb R-53
- Lawrence McClure R-68
- Monique Miller R-33
- Susan Plasencia R-37
- John Snyder R-86
- Paula Stark R-47
- Kevin Steele R-55