NY A00611 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to health
Pending: Assembly Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Relates to witnesses to a health care proxy; changes the witness requirement for the health care proxy from two adult witnesses to one adult witness; makes an exception for persons who reside in mental health facilities by requiring such persons to have two adult witnesses; also includes falsely making or altering a health care proxy within the crime of forgery in the second degree.

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Title

Relates to witnesses to a health care proxy; changes the witness requirement for the health care proxy from two adult witnesses to one adult witness; makes an exception for persons who reside in mental health facilities by requiring such persons to have two adult witnesses; also includes falsely making or altering a health care proxy within the crime of forgery in the second degree.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-08Assemblyreferred to health
2019-01-09Assemblyreferred to health

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