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HB 1747 Advance directives; persons authorized to provide assistance in completing, training programs.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Qualified advance directive facilitators. Defines "qualified advance directive facilitator" as a person who has successfully completed a training program approved by the Department of Health for providing assistance in completing and executing a written advance directive; establishes requirements for training programs for qualified advance directive facilitators; and provides that distribution of a form for an advance directive that meets the requirements of § 54.1-2984 and the provision of ministerial assistance to a person with regard to the completion or execution of such form shall not constitute the unauthorized practice of law. This bill is identical to SB 1242.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101056D pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104443D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1747ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0747) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101056D
- 01/08/17 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/12/17 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/19/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/17 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104443D-H1
- 01/25/17 House: Read first time
- 01/26/17 House: Read second time
- 01/26/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104443D-H1
- 01/26/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1747H1
- 01/27/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/17 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/17 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/13/17 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/13/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/13/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/17 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (2-Y 96-N)
- 02/15/17 House: VOTE:REJECTED (2-Y 96-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/17 House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/17 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/17 House: Delegates: O'Bannon, Stolle, Aird
- 02/21/17 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/17 Senate: Senators: Dunnavant, Barker, Black
- 02/23/17 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/23/17 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/17 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1747ER)
- 03/07/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
- 03/13/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/24/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 747 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/24/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0747)