Legislation

Title: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Death With Dignity Laws - Study
Sponsored by: Delegates Smigiel, Glass, and Serafini
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct a study regarding the feasibility of authorizing mentally competent, terminally ill adult patients in the State to request and receive prescription medication to end their lives; requiring the study to include an analysis of specified information; and requiring the Department to submit the results of the study to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2014.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2014

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2014 Legislative Date 2/06/2014 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2014 Legislative Date 2/12/2014 Action Hearing 3/07 at 12:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2014 Legislative Date 2/26/2014 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2014 Legislative Date 3/11/2014 Action Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/05/2014	2/06/2014	First Reading Health and Government Operations
House	2/12/2014	2/12/2014	Hearing 3/07 at 12:30 p.m.
House	2/26/2014	2/26/2014	Hearing cancelled
House	3/07/2014	3/11/2014	Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/06/2014	Text - First - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Death With Dignity Laws - Study
3/10/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations

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