Relating to medical procedures including abortion and limitations regarding the withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure from a minor child

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2019
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2019
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   Done: House committeeFebruary 28, 2019
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 11, 201958–36
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   Done: Senate committeeApril 2, 2019
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   Done: Passes the SenateJune 13, 202032–17
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   Done: To the GovernorJune 24, 2020
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   Done: Signed into lawJune 29, 2020

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill provides that a court of law or equity shall not have the authority to require the withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from a minor child over the objection of the minor child’s parent or guardian, unless there is conclusive medical evidence that the minor child has died and any electronic brain, heart, or respiratory monitoring activity exhibited to the contrary is a false artifact. For the purposes of the bill, “life-sustaining procedure” means the same as under the life-sustaining procedures Act (Code chapter 144A).

Changed since by amendments S-5151, H-8314, H-8312; see Amendments.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed¹

Senate subcommittee

Named March 12, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Jason Schultz REmail
• Sen. Tony Bisignano DEmail
• Sen. Brad Zaun R

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