GA HB944 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 23 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-22 - Senate Tabled
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the pronouncement of death of patients in nursing homes who are organ donors by a physician assistant or a registered professional nurse; to provide for the pronouncement of death of patients in hospice care who are organ donors by a registered professional nurse; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Health; pronouncement of death of patients in nursing homes who are organ donors by a physician assistant or registered professional nurse; provide

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #682 (Y: 40 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - House - House Vote #591 (Y: 153 N: 1 NV: 12 Abs: 14) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-22SenateSenate Tabled
2016-03-10SenateSenate Read Second Time
2016-03-08SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-24SenateSenate Read and Referred
2016-02-23HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-23HouseHouse Third Readers
2016-02-17HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-10HouseHouse Second Readers
2016-02-09HouseHouse First Readers
2016-02-08HouseHouse Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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