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2024 SESSION

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HB 436 Advance directive; revocation of directive upon filing of divorce or annulment of marriage, etc.

Introduced by: Jonathan "Jed" Arnold | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Revocation of advance directive; divorce or annulment; custody or visitation. Provides that the authority of an agent to make health care decisions pursuant to an advance directive shall be revoked upon the filing of either (i) an action for the divorce or annulment of the marriage between the declarant of such advance directive and the agent or (ii) a petition for custody or visitation of a child or children born of such declarant and such agent. The provisions of the bill apply to advance directives executed on or after July 1, 2024.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101628D  pdf
• 02/14/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107751D-S1  pdf
• 02/27/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB436ER)  pdf
• 03/14/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101628D
• 01/08/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/24  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/24/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/24  House: Read first time
• 01/31/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107751D-S1
• 02/16/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/19/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107751D-S1
• 02/19/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB436S1
• 02/19/24  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/24  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107751D-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB436ER)
• 02/27/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 03/14/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 81 (effective 7/1/24)
• 03/14/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081)