Rep. Mike Cameron Applauds Final Passage of Legislation to Allow Implementation of Newborn Safety Devices

ATLANTA - State Representative Mike Cameron (R-Rossville) celebrates the final passage of House Bill 350, legislation he sponsored which would allow certain medical facilities to implement newborn safety devices.

"I am grateful to Speaker Jon Burns, Chairman Clint Crowe and Senator Brian Strickland for their support for House Bill 350, as well as their commitment to protecting Georgia mothers and infants," said Rep. Cameron. "Newborn safety devices, also known as 'baby boxes,' provide a safe way for mothers in crisis to surrender their baby to a facility that can provide immediate medical care. This is a life-saving measure that I have been working on for two years now, and I am hopeful for Governor Kemp's support and signature of HB 350 into state law."

House Bill 350, bipartisan legislation that Rep. Cameron sponsored, would update Georgia's Safe Place for Newborns Act. HB 350 would allow fire stations, medical facilities, police stations and ambulance services to implement newborn safety devices for use by mothers who need to safely surrender their newborns. Newborn safety devices are enclosed, locked and continuously monitored receptacles designed to allow for the safe surrender of a newborn at locations equipped to provide medical care, facilitate transport to a hospital and, ultimately, support placement into foster care or adoption.

The bill has been sent to Governor Brian Kemp's desk for his signature.

For more information on HB 350, please click here.

Representative Mike Cameron represents the citizens of District 1, which includes Dade County, as well as a portion of Walker County. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2020 and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Human Relations & Aging Committee and as Secretary of the Interstate Cooperation Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources, Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Industry and Labor and Rural Development committees.

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