Relating to election for hospice treatment.
Summary
Permits health care representative to make election for hospice treatment on behalf of incapacitated principal with terminal condition who does not have valid advance directive.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 14, 2019
Signed Jun 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2019 · House May 22, 2019
How they voted
26–3
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 14, 2019
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Jun 4, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Prusak. Passed.
lower
May 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed.
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Committee
Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass and subsequent referral to Health Care be rescinded.
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Human Services, then Health Care.
upper
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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