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CS/CS/SB 1098: Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-prolonging Procedures

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Judiciary ; Burton

Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-prolonging Procedures; Authorizing a court to delegate the right to consent to the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures of incapacitated persons in certain circumstances; requiring that initial and annual guardianship plans, respectively, state whether any power under the ward’s preexisting order not to resuscitate or advance directive is revoked, modified, suspended, or transferred to the guardian; authorizing a guardian to petition a court for approval to consent to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/2/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1119 (Ch. 2023-287) -SJ 689
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/22/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
    3/2/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/07/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    3/8/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 140
    3/9/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/14/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    3/14/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/15/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
    3/27/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/30/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/30/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/5/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/23
    4/11/2023 Senate • Retained on Calendar
    4/27/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/23
    5/2/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 689
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1119 -SJ 689
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1119 (Ch. 2023-287) -SJ 689

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  • CS/CS/SB 1098, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/15/2023 at 10:17 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1119 (er) Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-prolonging Procedures Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/26/2023 Chapter No. 2023-287

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/30/2023 8:30 AM Rules 20 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.3215 Rights of persons determined incapacitated. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.363 Initial guardianship plan. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3675 Annual guardianship plan. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 7 (pdf)
    744.4431 Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1098, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/8/2023 at 10:20 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/13/2023 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1119 Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-prolonging Procedures Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/26/2023 Chapter No. 2023-287

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    319414 - Amendment
    Delete lines 42 - 45 and insert:
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Burton)
    3/10/2023
    2:04 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/14/2023
    Web Page
    PDF
    940260 - Amendment
    Delete lines 181 - 186 and insert:
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Burton)
    3/10/2023
    2:04 PM
    Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    3/14/2023
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 267664 - Substitute Amendment (940260)
    Delete lines 181 - 186 and insert:
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Burton)
    3/12/2023
    9:04 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/14/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2023 8:30 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.3215 Rights of persons determined incapacitated. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.363 Initial guardianship plan. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3675 Annual guardianship plan. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 7 (pdf)
    744.4431 Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 1098, Original Filed Version Posted 2/22/2023 at 3:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/6/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/8/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1119 Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-prolonging Procedures Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/26/2023 Chapter No. 2023-287

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    263154 - Amendment
    Delete lines 83 - 126 and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Burton)
    3/6/2023
    1:33 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/7/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/7/2023 2:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.3215 Rights of persons determined incapacitated. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.363 Initial guardianship plan. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3675 Annual guardianship plan. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 7 (pdf)
    744.4431 Page 5 (pdf)

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