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CS/CS/CS/HB 889: Health Care Representatives

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Health Quality Subcommittee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Wood ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Campbell

Health Care Representatives; Providing an exception for a patient who has designated a surrogate to make health care decisions and receive health information without a determination of incapacity being required; revising provisions relating to the designation of health care surrogates; providing for the designation of health care surrogates for minors; specifying that a principal's wishes are controlling while he or she has decisionmaking capacity, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2015
Last Action: 6/15/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-153
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/20/2015 House • Filed
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 73
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Quality Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 73
3/13/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/17/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/17/2015 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 264
3/18/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 261
3/19/2015 House • Now in Health Quality Subcommittee -HJ 274
3/20/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/24/15, 1:00 pm, 306 HOB
3/24/2015 House • CS/CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 306
3/25/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 299
3/26/2015 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 326
4/6/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/08/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
4/8/2015 House • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 513
4/9/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
4/10/2015 House • CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 510
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 522
4/17/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/15
4/21/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 624
• Amendment(s) adopted (959741) -HJ 626
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/22/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 671
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 672
4/22/2015 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 510
• Received -SJ 510
4/23/2015 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 595
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 595
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1224 -SJ 596
• Read 2nd time -SJ 596
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 623
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 624
4/24/2015 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 845
6/11/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• Approved by Governor
6/15/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-153