Senate Bill 623
2017-2018 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to health care, further providing for applicability, for definitions and for criminal penalties; in living wills, further providing for emergency medical services; in out-of-hospital nonresuscitation, further providing for definitions, for orders, bracelets and necklaces, for revocation, for absence of order, bracelet or necklace and for emergency medical services, repealing provisions relating to advisory committee and providing for discontinuance; providing for Pennsylvania orders for life-sustaining treatment; and making editorial changes.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Senator Gene Yaw
R Senate District 23
Co-Sponsors
Sen. John Rafferty
R Senate District 44
Sen. Daylin Leach
D Senate District 17
Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42
Sen. Judith Schwank
D Senate District 11
Sen. Thomas McGarrigle
R Senate District 26
Sen. Lisa Baker
R Senate District 20
Sen. Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16
Sen. Ryan Aument
R Senate District 36
Sen. John Blake
D Senate District 22
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Referred to Health, Oct. 3, 2018
House
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| 1229 | Referred to Health & Human Services, Oct. 5, 2017 |
| Reported as committed, Dec. 12, 2017 | |
| First consideration, Dec. 12, 2017 | |
| Second consideration, Jan. 29, 2018 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, Jan. 29, 2018 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Sept. 24, 2018 | |
| 2027 | Amended on third consideration, Sept. 25, 2018 |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 1, 2018 (47-1) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 877), Oct. 1, 2018 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Health, Oct. 3, 2018 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1229
Votes
Monday, September 24, 2018
Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017 - Senate HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 20 (Decedents, Estates And Fiduciaries). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Sen. John Sabatina
D Senate District 5
Sen. John Eichelberger
R Senate District 30
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View all legislation amending Title
20 (Decedents, Estates And Fiduciaries)
Senate Bill 623
2017-2018 Regular Session
Sponsors
YAW, RAFFERTY, LEACH, FONTANA, SCHWANK, McGARRIGLE, BAKER, BROWNE, AUMENT, BLAKE
Short Title
An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to health care, further providing for applicability, for definitions and for criminal penalties; in living wills, further providing for emergency medical services; in out-of-hospital nonresuscitation, further providing for definitions, for orders, bracelets and necklaces, for revocation, for absence of order, bracelet or necklace and for emergency medical services, repealing provisions relating to advisory committee and providing for discontinuance; providing for Pennsylvania orders for life-sustaining treatment; and making editorial changes.
Memo Subject
Codification of PA Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
Actions
| 1229 | Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Oct. 5, 2017 |
| Reported as committed, Dec. 12, 2017 | |
| First consideration, Dec. 12, 2017 | |
| Second consideration, Jan. 29, 2018 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 29, 2018 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Sept. 24, 2018 | |
| 2027 | Amended on third consideration, Sept. 25, 2018 |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 1, 2018 (47-1) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 877), Oct. 1, 2018 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to HEALTH, Oct. 3, 2018 |
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