AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT
Summary
Amends definition of "authorized representative" in the confidentiality of health-care communications/information act provides that an authorized representative may include any heir-at-law when the patient is deceased/the personal representative is absent
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced May 3, 2024
Signed Jun 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
May 30, 2024
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 26, 2024
Signed into law
06/26/2024 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/10/2024 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 31, 2024
Committee
05/31/2024 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
05/30/2024 Senate read and passed
upper
May 28, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 7, 2024
Committee
05/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 3, 2024
Introduced
05/03/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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