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1996 SESSION
HB 277 Assisted suicide.
Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Assisted suicide. Creates a new offense of assisting another by force or duress to commit suicide, punishable as a Class 5 felony. Providing the means or physical assistance for another to commit suicide is made punishable as a Class 6 felony. Additionally, a health care provider who violates the section will have his professional license permanently revoked.
The bill allows for an injunction to prevent a violation or attempted violation and grants to the spouse, parent, child or sibling of the person attempting suicide a cause of action for damages (compensatory and exemplary) and requires attorney's fees to be paid to a successful plaintiff.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 963442358 pdf
- 02/12/96 House: Committee substitute printed 967862358-H1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 963442358
- 01/10/96 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/96 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/12/96 House: Committee substitute printed 967862358-H1
- 02/12/96 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/12/96 House: Read first time
- 02/12/96 House: Constitutional readings dispensed
- 02/13/96 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (52-Y 48-N)
- 02/13/96 House: VOTE: (52-Y 48-N)
- 02/13/96 House: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/13/96 House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice w/sub.