# Florida HB 791: Surrendered Infants Florida HB 791, Surrendered Infants, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Nan Cobb (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Chapter No. 2025-17); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB791-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 791 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Surrendered Infants - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-05-01, Chapter No. 2025-17 - Sponsor: Nan Cobb (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (139 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Medicaid coverage for safely surrendered infants: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, infants admitted to a hospital through Florida's safe-surrender process are presumed eligible for Medicaid. This includes infants surrendered through safety devices. Coverage remains subject to federal rules. - Parents can assert rights after surrender: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, parents can claim a surrendered infant through its custodian or circuit court before their rights are terminated. Courts cannot end parental rights solely because of lawful surrender. When a parent asserts rights before final judgment, courts can pause proceedings for up to… - Privacy and legal protections for parents: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, parents who lawfully surrender infants can remain anonymous, leave, and avoid being followed unless seeking to reclaim the infant. These protections do not apply when abuse or neglect is actual or suspected; officials cannot start criminal investigations solely because of su… - Safe surrender and emergency infant care: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida's safe-surrender process covers infants a licensed doctor reasonably believes are about 30 days old or younger. Covered emergency medical services and fire stations must accept infants, including those placed in safety devices, and arrange immediate hospital transpor… - Safety devices offer newborn surrender options: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, hospitals, emergency medical services stations, and fire stations staffed 24 hours daily can use infant safety devices. Devices must be permanently installed in a supporting wall, with outside and inside access, temperature control, ventilation, and dual alarms. Staff must c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nan Cobb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Health & Human Services Committee - Cosponsor: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 33 | 4 | | | 2025-04-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 106 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-05-01: Chapter No. 2025-17 - 2025-04-29: Approved by Governor - 2025-04-22: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-16: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-16: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-16: Immediately certified -SJ 444 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 4 -SJ 436 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Read 3rd time -SJ 436 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Read 2nd time -SJ 436 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Substituted for SB 1690 -SJ 436 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 436 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-03: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-03: CS passed; YEAS 106, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-03: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-03: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-03: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-03-27: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025) (House) - 2025-03-26: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-03-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2025-03-26: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-03-25: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-25: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-25: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-24: Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-20: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House) - 2025-03-13: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-13: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-03-12: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-12: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-12: Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-11: Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-07: PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-02-26: Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-20: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/791/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/791/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/791/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/791/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/791/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/791/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/791/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/791/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB791-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).