State Safe Haven Laws and Programs

State Safe Haven Laws & Programs

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Laws enacted or proposed:

Alabama 2000 Session HB 115
Program: A Secret Safe Place
Alaska no law proposed
Arizona H.B. 2001 Chapter 223 (2001)
Programs: Tucson Safe Baby and AZ Safe Haven Task Force
Arkansas H.B. 1070 Act 236
H.B. 1766 Act 1503, (2001)
California 2000 Session Chapter 824 (S.B. 1368)
Program: Garden of Angels
Colorado 2000 Session Chapter 384 (S.B. 171)
Connecticut 2000 Public Act No. 00-207 (H.B. 5023)
Delaware H.B. 120 (2001)
Florida 2000 Session Chapter 213 (S.B. 2080)
Program: A Safe Haven
Georgia H.B. 360 (2001)
Hawaii H.B. 133 - vetoed by Governor
Idaho S.B. 1037 Chapter 357 (2001)
Illinois H.B. 0632 PA 92-0408 (2001)
Program: Save Abandoned Babies
Indiana 2000 Session Act 330 (S.B. 330)
Program: Newborn Lifeline
Iowa S.F. 355 Enacted (2001)
Kansas 2000 Session Chapter 38
Kentucky H.B. 45 (2001)
Louisiana 2000 Session Act 109 (HCR 85)
Maine L.D. 1670 (2000)
Maryland H.B. 74
S.B. 82 (2001)
Massachusetts Law passed - awaiting governor's signature
Program: Operation REBA
Michigan 2000 Session P.A. 233 (S.B. 1053)
Program: Safe Delivery
Minnesota 2000 Minn. Laws, Chapter 421 (S.F. 2615)
Program: Safe Place for Newborns
Mississippi H.B. 169 Enacted (2001)
Montana S.B. 132 Chapter 277 (2001)
Nebraska no law proposed
Nevada S.B. 191 Chapter 276 (2001)
New Hampshire H.B. 104-FN - effective 6/4/03
New Jersey 2000 Session Chapter 58
New Mexico H.B. 251 Chapter 132 (2001)
New York 2000 Session Chapter 156 (S.B. 6688)
Program: AMT Children of Hope
North Carolina H.B. 275 Chapter 291 (2001)
North Dakota S.B. 2129 (2001)
Ohio 2000 Session HB 660
Oklahoma H.B. 1122 Enacted (2001)
Oregon S.B. 199 Enacted (2001)
Pennsylvania S.B. 654 (2002)
Program: A Hand to Hold
Rhode Island H.F. 5131 Chapter 53 (2001)
South Carolina 2000 Session HB 4743
South Dakota S.B. 92 Enacted (2001)
Tennessee S.B. 774 Chapter 388 (2001)
Texas Session 1999 HB 3423
Program: Baby Moses Project
Utah H.B. 0012 Chapter 134 (2001)
Vermont no law proposed
Virginia S.B. 1057 incorporated into S.B. 1151 - effective 7/1/03
Washington S.B. 5236 (2001)
West Virginia Session 2000 HB 4300
Wisconsin A.B. 54 Act 2 (2001)
Wyoming H.B. 0056 - effective 7/1/03


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