Relates to promoting suicide
Summary
Provides that a person may be charged with promoting a suicide or manslaughter if he or she is convicted of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, an incompetent or physically disabled person and the conduct was the proximate cause of the victim's suicide.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 9, 2018
Last action Jun 11, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2018
How they voted
44–17
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 11, 2018
D
Democratic32
53% Nay
R
Republican31
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jun 11, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jun 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 9, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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