AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSENT TO MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE
Summary
Requires that an individual's caregiver be present when healthcare decisions are discussed with the hospice team. It would also prevent a denial of home hospice care because of age or income.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
Jun 5, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
06/12/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Committee
06/06/2025 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/05/2025 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/03/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
04/08/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
03/25/2025 Committee continued
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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