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Committee hears bill to fund newborn "baby boxes" with $20,000 grants
Summary
The Montana House committee heard House Bill 476 on a grant program to help hospitals and other sites install newborn "baby boxes," with a $20,000 per-applicant cap and a $160,000 general-fund appropriation for the 2025–27 biennium.
The Montana House committee heard House Bill 476 on a proposed grant program to help public facilities acquire and maintain newborn “baby boxes,” devices that allow anonymous surrender of infants and trigger an alarm so staff can take immediate custody.
Representative Gregg, sponsor of the measure, told the committee: “I urge you pass.” The bill would set a maximum grant of $20,000 per applicant and designates a $160,000 appropriation from the general fund for the 2025–27 biennium; unused funds would revert June 30, 2027. The bill directs a state department to adopt rules for applications,…
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