Concerning capacity to provide informed consent for health care decisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Signed May 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House Apr 5, 2021
How they voted
35–14
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
65% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
20
Committee
15
May 12, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 35; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Apr 5, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-1)
house
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee relieved of further consideration.
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jamie Pedersen
DDemocratic
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