CHAPTER NUMBER: 1
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 318
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Hollinger, Derr, and Dorman (Joint Legislative Task
Force on Organ and Tissue Donation) and Senators Astle,
Bromwell, Della, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, and
Trotter
- Entitled:
-
The William H. Amoss Organ and Tissue Donation Act of 1998
Requiring hospitals to contact an appropriate organ, tissue, or eye
recovery agency on or before each death in a hospital in order to
determine a patient's suitability for organ, tissue, or eye donation;
requiring a representative of the appropriate organ, tissue, or eye
recovery agency or a designated requestor to request that specified
representatives of a decedent consent to organ or tissue donation
under specified circumstances; creating an Organ and Tissue Donation
Awareness Fund; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/30
- First Reading Finance
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 2/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/19
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 3/11
- Return Passed
- 4/14
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 1
House Action
- 2/20
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/5
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/6
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/10
- Third Reading Passed (131-2)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
- Senator John W. Derr, District 3
- Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
- Organ & Tissue Donation, Joint Leg. T.F.on
- Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- DRIVERS' LICENSES
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEGISLATIVE POLICY
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- IDENTIFICATION
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- MEDICAL EXAMINERS
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION
- ORGAN DONORSHIP
- PATIENTS
- RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
- TELEPHONES
- WITNESSES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Estates and Trusts
- (
4-501 ,
4-502 ,
4-503 ,
4-504 ,
4-505 ,
4-506 ,
4-507 ,
4-508 ,
4-509 ,
4-509.1 ,
4-510 ,
4-511 ,
4-512
)
- Health - General
- (
4-305 ,
5-202 ,
5-603 ,
13-901 ,
13-902 ,
13-903 ,
13-904 ,
13-905 ,
13-906 ,
19-310
)
- Transportation
- (
12-303 ,
16-111.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 097458/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 17, 1998 at:
11:04 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- February 19, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- March 10, 1998: Third Reading Passed (131-2)
