Relating to advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders, and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of certain patients, including a review of directives and decisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 15, 2023
Signed Jun 17, 2023
Floor votes · House May 8, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
17
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Jun 17, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 28 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DS
Drew Springer
RRepublican
P
Greg Bonnen
RRepublican
P
James Frank
RRepublican
P
Richard Raymond
DDemocratic
P
SK
Stephanie Klick
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hall
RRepublican
Co
Borris Miles
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Harrison
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Isaac
RRepublican
Co
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
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