HB 1747 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Advance directives; persons authorized to provide assistance in completing, training programs.

Summary
Defines "qualified advance directive facilitator" as a person who has successfully completed a training program approved by the Department of Health for providing assistance in completing and executing a written advance directive; establishes requirements for training programs for qualified advance directive facilitators; and provides that distribution of a form for an advance directive that meets the requirements of § 54.1-2984 and the provision of ministerial assistance to a person with regard to the completion or execution of such form shall not constitute the unauthorized practice of law. This bill is identical to
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 8, 2017 Signed Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 747 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1747H1
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104443D-H1
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 8, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101056D
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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