Virginia Senate Bill 1117 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0613)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Death certificates; who may sign. Allows supervised nurse practitioners and physician assistants to determine cause of death and sign death certificates, provided they have access to the decedent's medical history and the death is due to natural causes. In addition, the bill expands the description of which physicians may determine cause of death and sign a death certificate and provides civil immunity for signature and determination of cause of death on a certificate for physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners who sign death certificates and determine cause of death, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Death certificates; allows supervised nurse practitioners and physician assistants to sign.

Sen. Ralph Northam [D]

2011-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 4-N 1-A) (Y: 92 N: 4 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2011-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0613)
2011-03-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 613 (effective 7/1/11)
2011-03-06		Senate: Signed by President
2011-03-03		House: Signed by Speaker
2011-03-03		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1117ER)
2011-03-03		Senate: Enrolled
2011-02-23		Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-22		House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 4-N 1-A)
2011-02-22		House: Passed House with amendment (90-Y 4-N 1-A)
2011-02-22		House: Amendment by Delegate Garrett agreed to
2011-02-22		House: Read third time
2011-02-21		House: Passed by for the day
2011-02-21		House: Read third time
2011-02-18		House: Read second time
2011-02-17		House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
2011-02-14		House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2011-02-08		House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
2011-02-07		House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2011-02-07		House: Read first time
2011-02-07		House: Placed on Calendar
2011-02-02		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-01		Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2011-01-31		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2011-01-28		Senate: Passed by for the day
2011-01-27		Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2011-01-20		Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Care
2011-01-11		Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2011-01-11		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103677D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	263	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2972	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+SB1117
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1117+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1117ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0613+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S04V0076+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0142SB1117+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0176SB1117+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H1201V0025+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H12V0183+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV1227+SB1117
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0649SB1117+SB1117