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Committee backs bill extending safe-surrender window to 45 days to allow more time for confidential infant relinquishment
2389921 · February 25, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 386 would increase the age at which a parent can relinquish an unharmed newborn without criminal liability from 14 days to 45 days; the committee approved the bill and sponsors said medical professionals will still assess a child’s age when necessary.
The House Health Full Committee advanced House Bill 386, which would extend Tennessee’s safe-surrender window for unharmed newborns from 14 days to 45 days.
Sponsor Representative Butler said the extension would “provide more flexibility for the mother to determine whether…
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