Florida · Senate Bill 1690 · 2025 Regular Session

Surrendered Infants

SB 1690 Sponsored by Stan McClain Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Surrendered Infants; Revising the definition of the term “infant”; defining the term “infant safety device”; authorizing certain hospitals, emergency medical services stations, and fire stations to use infant safety devices to accept surrendered infants if the device meets specified criteria; requiring such hospitals, emergency medical services stations, and fire stations to monitor the inside of the device 24 hours per day and physically check and test the devices at specified intervals, etc.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Health Policy
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 · Senate Health Policy6–1 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 · Senate Judiciary8–3 vote
  1. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 2 · Senate Rules22–2 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 436
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 791 -SJ 436
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 791 (Ch. 2025-17 ) -SJ 436

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 Senate Health Policy Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
Members

Yes · 6

No · 1

Not voting · 3

 6–1
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Judiciary Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3
Members

Yes · 8

No · 3

 8–3
Apr 8, 2025 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 2
Members

Yes · 22

No · 2

Not voting · 1

 22–2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.