Amendment #764 to H4000

Safe placement of newborns

Representatives O'Connell of Taunton, Diehl of Whitman, Dooley of Norfolk, Kuros of Uxbridge and Lombardo of Billerica move to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

“SECTION XXXX:SECTION 1. Section 39 1/2 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, inclusive, the words "or manned fire station" and inserting in place thereof the following:- , manned fire station or with an emergency responder at an agreed upon location following a 911 call.

SECTION 2. Section 39 1/2 of said chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking, in line 6, in the first instance in which it appears, the word "an" and inserting in place thereof the following:- and.

SECTION 3. Section 39 1/2 of said chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 16 and 17, inclusive, the words "hospital, police department or manned fire station" and inserting in place thereof the following:- designated facility.

SECTION 4. Section 39 1/2 of said chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 17, after the word "police" the following:- , emergency responder."