DEATH CERTIFICATE-DEMENTIA
Summary
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that the medical certification of cause of death shall expressly provide an opportunity for the person completing the certification to indicate that the death was caused in whole or in part by a dementia-related disease, Parkinson's Disease, or Parkinson-Dementia Complex. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Aug 2003
Introduced Apr 4, 2003
Signed Aug 7, 2003
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2003 · House May 13, 2003
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
Apr 3, 2003
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 7, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 13, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 1, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Apr 16, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 3, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-1)
senate
Mar 13, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Feb 18, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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