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2008 SESSION

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HB 216 Organs and tissue, transplantable; consent to remove.

Introduced by: Kenneth C. Alexander | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Organ donor consent; law-enforcement officers. Eliminates the provision that, after identification of the next of kin of a decedent, the person, institution or agent of such person or institution having custody of the dead body shall attempt to obtain consent for removal of the pituitary or other organs, glands, eyes or tissues for use in transplants or therapy.

FULL TEXT

• 12/27/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084021408  pdf
• 01/14/08  House: Printed as engrossed 084021408-E  pdf
• 02/27/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB216ER)  pdf
• 03/11/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0287)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/27/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084021408
• 12/27/07  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/10/08  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/11/08  House: Read first time
• 01/14/08  House: Read second time
• 01/14/08  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/14/08  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB216E
• 01/14/08  House: Printed as engrossed 084021408-E
• 01/15/08  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/15/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/16/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/16/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/16/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/12/08  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Care
• 02/21/08  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/08  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/08  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/08  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/08  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB216ER)
• 02/27/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/04/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 287 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/11/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0287)