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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 83

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Relating to: authorizing creation and implementation of an advance directive registry and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Death Health services department of — Administration Physician Power of attorney

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes the Department of Health Services to develop and

implement a registry for power of attorney for health care instruments, declarations

to physicians, do-not-resuscitate orders, authorizations for final disposition, and

any other advance directives included by DHS. If DHS develops a registry, DHS may

promulgate rules to implement the registry.

Also, if a registry is established, DHS may determine whether to incorporate

advance directives previously filed with the county registers in probate. If DHS

decides to incorporate these advance directives, DHS must request the documents

from the registers in probate and the registers in probate must transfer a copy of the

documents to DHS. If DHS requests copies of any previously filed advance

directives, the registers in probate may not accept for filing new advance directives.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brooks (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Macco (R) , Meyers (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Skowronski (R) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wichgers (R)

10 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Emerson (D) , Feyen (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 19, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Macco, Brooks, Edming, Hutton, Meyers, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Rodriguez, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tusler, VanderMeer and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Wanggaard and Wirch

  2. Mar 19, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Apr 22, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  4. May 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jul 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1