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1998 SESSION

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HB 861 End-of-life decisions.

Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

End-of-life decisions. Revises various statutes relating to who may be authorized to make decisions for a decedent or a person who is incapable of making an informed decision. This bill (i) authorizes any person who is designated in a signed, notarized writing to make decisions concerning disposition of the decedent's body or any agent named in an advance directive to identify a body for cremation; (ii) authorizes a person designated to make decisions concerning the disposition of a person's body to direct that the body be cremated (after obtaining permission of the medical examiner or waiting 24 hours); and (iii) authorizes the person designated to make decisions concerning the disposition of a person's body to request an autopsy. There are technical amendments.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 986808485  pdf
• 02/04/98  House: Committee substitute printed 987051485-H1  pdf
• 03/05/98  Senate: Committee substitute printed 986857485-S1  pdf
• 03/26/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER)  pdf
• 05/04/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 986808485
• 01/26/98  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/29/98  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
• 02/03/98  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/98  House: Committee substitute printed 987051485-H1
• 02/04/98  House: Read first time
• 02/05/98  House: Read second time
• 02/05/98  House: Committee substitute agreed to 987051485-H1
• 02/05/98  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 987051485-H1
• 02/06/98  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/18/98  Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Care
• 03/05/98  Senate: Committee substitute printed 986857485-S1
• 03/05/98  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: Read third time
• 03/09/98  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/09/98  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 986857485-S1
• 03/09/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 986857485-S1
• 03/09/98  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/11/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/12/98  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
• 03/12/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
• 03/26/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER)
• 03/30/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/30/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/31/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/16/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 718 (effective 7/1/98)
• 05/04/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718)