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1997 SESSION

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HB 2173 Health Care Decisions Act; organ, tissue, and eye donations.

Introduced by: L. Preston Bryant, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Health Care Decisions Act; organ, tissue, and eye donations. Permits an individual to appoint an agent for the purpose of making an anatomical gift of all or any part of his body after his death. The agent may be appointed in a will or in an advance medical directive. The agent will be authorized to make the anatomical gift upon the death of the individual. The agent's decision cannot be overridden by a family member.

FULL TEXT

• 01/16/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 970803480  pdf
• 02/13/97  Senate: Committee substitute printed 979171760-S1  pdf
• 02/28/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2173ER)  pdf
• 03/21/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/16/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 970803480
• 01/16/97  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/21/97  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
• 01/23/97  House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/97  House: Read first time
• 01/27/97  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/28/97  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/29/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
• 01/29/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/05/97  Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Care
• 02/13/97  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/97  Senate: Committee substitute printed 979171760-S1
• 02/14/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/97  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/17/97  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 979171760-S1
• 02/17/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 979171760-S1
• 02/17/97  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/19/97  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/20/97  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2173ER)
• 03/07/97  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 609 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/21/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609)