HB1747
Advance medical directives; person authorized to provide assistance in completing.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Qualified advance directive facilitators.
Defines "qualified advance directive facilitator" as a person who has successfully completed a training program approved by the Department of Health for providing assistance in completing and executing a written advance directive; establishes requirements for training programs for qualified advance directive facilitators; and provides that distribution of a form for ... (More) an advance directive that meets the requirements of § 54.1-2984 and the provision of ministerial assistance to a person with regard to the completion or execution of such form shall not constitute the unauthorized practice of law. This bill is identical to SB 1242. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101056D
- 01/08/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/12/2017 - House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/17/2017 - House: Impact statement from VDH (HB1747)
- 01/19/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2017 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2017 - House: Committee substitute printed 17104443D-H1
- 01/25/2017 - House: Read first time
- 01/26/2017 - House: Impact statement from VDH (HB1747H1)
- 01/26/2017 - House: Read second time
- 01/26/2017 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104443D-H1
- 01/26/2017 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1747H1
- 01/27/2017 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2017 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/2017 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/2017 - House: Senate amendment rejected by House (2-Y 96-N)
- 02/15/2017 - House: VOTE:REJECTED (2-Y 96-N)
- 02/17/2017 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2017 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/2017 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/2017 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/2017 - House: Delegates: O'Bannon, Stolle, Aird
- 02/21/2017 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/2017 - Senate: Senators: Dunnavant, Barker, Black
- 02/23/2017 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/23/2017 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2017 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2017 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2017 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1747ER)
- 03/07/2017 - House: Impact statement from VDH (HB1747ER)
- 03/07/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/2017 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
- 03/13/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/24/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 747 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/24/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0747)
