VA HB1657 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0109)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Advance directives; directions about life-prolonging procedures during pregnancy. Adds a section to the suggested form of written advance directives that allows a declarant to add specific instructions for life-prolonging procedures in case the declarant is pregnant when her attending physician determines that she has a terminal condition.

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Title

Advance directives; directions about life-prolonging procedures during pregnancy.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0109)
2015-03-16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 109 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-02-23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-23HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
2015-02-20SenateSigned by President
2015-02-19HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-19HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1657ER)
2015-02-19HouseEnrolled
2015-02-16SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-16SenateRead third time
2015-02-13SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12SenateReported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
2015-02-04SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2015-02-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2015-02-03HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2015-02-03HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2015-02-02HouseRead second time and engrossed
2015-01-30HouseRead first time
2015-01-28HouseReported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
2015-01-14HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2015-01-13HouseAssigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2015-01-09HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101522D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412984(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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