Bill Text: CT SB00750 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Organ Donation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-09 - Public Hearing 02/17 [SB00750 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00750-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 750 |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 1174 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. KENNEDY, 12th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING ORGAN DONATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to adopt an opt-out policy on organ donation that enables all state residents to become organ donors upon their deaths unless they join an official registry to opt out of organ donation.
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent the death of hundreds of Connecticut citizens each year by increasing the availability of donated organs.