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1997 SESSION
SB 788 Assisted suicide.
Introduced by: Mark L. Earley | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Assisted suicide. Authorizes the Commonwealth's attorney to bring an action to recover a civil penalty against any person who intentionally or knowingly assists another to commit or attempt to commit suicide. The civil penalty may not exceed $10,000 for a first offense and $100,000 for a second offense and is to be paid into the Literary Fund.
Any health care provider found liable for the civil penalty will have his professional license permanently revoked.
The bill allows for an injunction to prevent a violation or attempted violation; 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 or to a defendant if the court finds the case was frivolous or brought in bad faith.
The bill will become law if reenacted by the 1998 General Assembly.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971576649 pdf
- 02/02/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 971607649-S1 pdf
- 02/18/97 House: Committee substitute printed 971428649-H1 pdf
- 02/28/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB788ER) pdf
- 03/21/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0525) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971576649
- 01/08/97 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/97 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (6-Y 5-N 4-A)
- 02/02/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 971607649-S1
- 02/03/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/97 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 971607649-S1
- 02/04/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 971607649-S1
- 02/04/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Previous question ordered (25-Y 12-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION (25-Y 12-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (27-Y 12-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/97 House: Read first time
- 02/06/97 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/97 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/18/97 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/18/97 House: Committee substitute printed 971428649-H1
- 02/18/97 House: Read second time
- 02/19/97 House: Read third time
- 02/19/97 House: Committee substitute agreed to 971428649-H1
- 02/19/97 House: Amendments by Ms. Watts rejected
- 02/19/97 House: Amendment by Mr. Marshall rejected
- 02/19/97 House: Amendment by Mr. Marshall rejected
- 02/19/97 House: Amendments by Mr. Bryant rejected
- 02/19/97 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 971428649-H1
- 02/19/97 House: Passed House with substitute (80-Y 14-N)
- 02/19/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 14-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/20/97 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: Rec. of House sub. agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (35-Y 3-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (35-Y 3-N)
- 02/28/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB788ER)
- 03/04/97 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 525 (effective-see bill)
- 03/21/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0525)