An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to health care, further providing for applicability, for definitions and for criminal penalties; in living wills, further providing for emergency medical services; in out-of-hospital nonresuscitation, further providing for definitions, for orders, bracelets and necklaces, for revocation, for absence of order, bracelet or necklace and for emergency medical services, repealing provisions relating to advisory committee and providing for discontinuance; providing for Pennsylvania orders for life-sustaining treatment; and making editorial changes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Sep 6, 2017
Last action Sep 26, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Sep 26, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to HEALTH
lower
Sep 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported with request to re-refer to HEALTH
lower
Sep 6, 2017
Committee
PN 2373 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 28 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Cutler
RRepublican
Co
Alexander T. Charlton
RRepublican
Co
Barry Jozwiak
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Barbin
DDemocratic
Co
Curtis G. Sonney
RRepublican
Co
Dan Frankel
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Moul
RRepublican
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
David S. Hickernell
RRepublican
Co
Eric Nelson
RRepublican
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