Legislation

Title: Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent
Sponsored by: Delegates Bhandari, Krebs, Conaway, Hettleman, and McComas
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 450
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Clarifying that a certain document through the execution of which a certain individual may decide the disposition of the individual's own body without certain consent includes a document designating a person to act as an authorizing agent; providing that an authorizing agent is bound by certain documents in making certain decisions; and clarifying the order of priority of persons that have the right to serve as the authorizing agent for a decedent.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0528

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2020 Legislative Date 2/07/2020 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2020 Legislative Date 2/10/2020 Action Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2020 Legislative Date 3/08/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 47BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 450 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/07/2020	2/07/2020	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent
House	2/10/2020	2/10/2020	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/11/2020	3/11/2020	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/11/2020	3/08/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent
House	3/13/2020	3/10/2020	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	47BClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2020	3/09/2020	Referred Finance	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/15/2020	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2020	3/12/2020	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	51 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Returned Passed	50 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 450
			Text - Chapter - Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent

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