Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives and Surrogate Decision Making - Disqualified Individuals
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Jan 27, 2017
Signed May 25, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2017 · House of Delegates Mar 20, 2017
How they voted
44–0
Passed
Total votes 44
Apr 3, 2017
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 25, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 657
executive
Apr 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Returned Passed
legislature
Apr 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
legislature
Mar 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Favorable Report Adopted
legislature
Mar 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Favorable Report by Finance
legislature
Mar 20, 2017
Committee
First Reading Finance
legislature
Mar 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
legislature
Mar 20, 2017
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (125-0-7)
house of delegates
Mar 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {376288/1 Report Adopted
legislature
Mar 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
First Reading Health and Government Operations
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shelly Hettleman
DDemocratic
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