File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1209
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Stone, Jimeno, Haines, Dyson, McCabe, and Middlebrooks
- Entitled:
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Assisted Suicide - Prohibition
Prohibiting a person from assisting another person's suicide or
suicide attempt; excepting some medical situations and procedures that
involve an advance directive; allowing persons with standing to seek
civil or injunctive relief and reasonable attorney's fees from a
violator of the Act; allowing the relevant licensing board to take
administrative action against a violator of the Act; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/29
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (25-22)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (27-20)
House Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 4/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
- Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks, District 32
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES
- ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID; STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- DISCIPLINE
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LICENSES; DRIVERS' LIC
- PENALTIES
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
415A
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 608053/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 19, 1998 at:
11:01 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 19, 1998: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (25-22)
- March 23, 1998: Third Reading Passed (27-20)
