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Alaska: Emergency Bastard Nation/SSHBBN Joint Action Alert on SB9 Hearing Before the House Judiciary Committee, April 15, 2026
A hearing for SB9 is scheduled in the House Judiciary Committee on April 15 . We have little time to act.
BN and SHBBN have again submitted joint written testimony, revised from what we submitted in February. Here is the link.
Please join us and contact the House Judiciary Committee to voice your opposition to Safe Haven Baby Boxes. A few sentences are sufficient. If you have a connection to Alaska include it. All committee members will receive your testimony/letter sent to the address below. Please join us and contact the House Judiciary Committee to voice your opposition to Safe Haven Baby Boxes.
Joint Action Alert: Say No to 14 Safe Haven Baby Boxes in Jacksonville, Florida
We have only a few days to stop this….As crazy as it sounds, a few days ago Jacksonville, Florida City Councilman Rory Diamond filed Bill 2026-186, to appropriate approximately $314,000 from the city’s reserve funds (or as much as $600,000 with annual maintenance fees added) to install at least 14 Safe Haven Bay Boxes in the city–1 in each council district..
Action Alert: California AB2073. Stop Safe Haven Baby Box Legalization in California
AB2073 , a bill that legalizes the use of Safe Haven Baby Boxes aka newborn safety devices, was introduced recently in the California Assembly. As of this writing Assb Natasha Johnson (R-Riverside) is the only sponsor. On March 9, it was referred to the Assembly Public Safety Committee and the Assembly Judiciary Committee. It is scheduled for a hearing in the Public Safety Committee on March 24.