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2008 SESSION

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SB 290 Advance Health Care Directive Registry; created.

Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Advance Health Care Directive Registry; creation.  Requires the Department of Health to create and maintain a secure online central registry for advance health care directives.  The bill specifies that when sufficient funds are available, the Department shall make the registry available to the public by (i) contracting with an appropriate vendor, (ii) directing the public to an existing registry maintained by another entity, or (iii) entering into a public-private partnership.  This bill is identical to HB 805 (Englin).

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086274201  pdf | impact statement
• 01/24/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 084086201-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/08  House: Committee substitute printed 088580201-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB290ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0696)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086274201
• 01/08/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/16/08  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Care
• 01/24/08  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 084086201-S1
• 01/25/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/08  Senate: Read second time
• 01/28/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/28/08  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 084086201-S1
• 01/28/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB290S1
• 01/29/08  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/08  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/12/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/08  House: Read first time
• 02/12/08  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/21/08  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/08  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/22/08  House: Committee substitute printed 088580201-H1
• 02/22/08  House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton)
• 02/27/08  House: Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/08  House: Read second time
• 03/03/08  House: Read third time
• 03/03/08  House: Committee substitute agreed to 088580201-H1
• 03/03/08  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB290H1
• 03/03/08  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/08  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB290ER)
• 03/08/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 696 (effective - see bill)
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0696)