Relating to anatomical gifts; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Prohibits entities providing health care services, practitioners practicing health care professions and insurers of health care services from, solely on basis that individual who meets eligibility requirements for receipt of organ transplant is disabled, discriminating against individual with respect to practices related to and coverage of organ transplant. Creates exception. Specifies process for judicial review of claim brought under Act and types of relief that court may grant. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Feb 6, 2017
Signed Jun 20, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Jun 20, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
legislature
Jun 12, 2017
Legislature · Passed
President signed.
legislature
Jun 9, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Speaker signed.
legislature
Jun 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
legislature
Jun 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed.
legislature
May 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
legislature
May 4, 2017
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
legislature
May 1, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Alonso Leon. Passed.
legislature
Apr 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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