Maryland House Bill 498 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on May 25 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 657
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting specified individuals from serving as a health care agent under specified circumstances; establishing a specified exception; prohibiting specified individuals from making decisions about health care for specified individuals under specified circumstances; requiring a person who obtains specified information that would prohibit an individual from serving as a health care agent or making health care decisions for a specified individual to provide the information to a specified health care provider or facility; etc.

Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives and Surrogate Decision Making - Disqualified Individuals

Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]

2017-03-28 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-16 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (134-0) (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-25	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 657
2017-04-04	House	Returned Passed
2017-04-03	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2017-03-31	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2017-03-31	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-03-31	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2017-03-29	Senate	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-03-20	Senate	First Reading Finance
2017-03-20	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2017-03-18	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2017-03-18	House	Favorable with Amendments {376288/1 Report Adopted
2017-03-18	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2017-02-28	House	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-01-27	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0498?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb0498f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb0498t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/Chapters_noln/CH_657_hb0498t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0498_37628801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0008/hb0498.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb0498_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb0498_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0498,h-0753&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0498,s-1017&stab=02&ys=2017RS