SB 623 Pennsylvania Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

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 passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2017
Committee Review
Oct 2018
Senate Passage
Oct 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 5, 2017 Last action Oct 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Oct 1, 2018

How they voted

47–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Oct 1, 2018
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican33
32 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Oct 3, 2018
Committee
Referred to HEALTH
lower
Oct 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Sep 25, 2018
Introduced
PN 2027 Amended on third consideration
upper
Sep 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Dec 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Oct 5, 2017
Committee
PN 1229 Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors