SB 305 Georgia Senate · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Health; Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment form; require department to provide certain notification prior to modification

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 require the department to provide certain notification prior to modification of the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment form; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2016

Committee Review

Mar 2016

Senate Passage

Feb 2016

House Passage

Mar 2016

Signed into Law

May 2016

Introduced Jan 28, 2016 Signed May 3, 2016

Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2016

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 38

Feb 17, 2016

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican26

26 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 3, 2016

Signed into law

Act 570

upper

May 3, 2016

Signed into law

Senate Date Signed by Governor

upper

Mar 10, 2016

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Mar 10, 2016

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Feb 17, 2016

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Feb 9, 2016

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 1, 2016

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors