Health; clarify the use and effectiveness of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment forms
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to health, so as to clarify the use and effectiveness of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment forms; to provide alternate terminology for do not resuscitate orders; to amend other Code sections of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
House Passage
Mar 2015
Signed into Law
May 2015
Introduced Feb 12, 2015
Signed May 5, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2015
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 37
Mar 13, 2015
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican25
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 5, 2015
Signed into law
Act 55
upper
May 5, 2015
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 2, 2015
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 31, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 13, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 17, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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