SB 280: Health care; decision-making, definitions, medical aid in dying, penalties.

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Health care; decision-making; end of life; penalties. Allows an adult diagnosed with a terminal disease to request and an attending health care provider to prescribe a self-administered controlled substance for the purpose of ending the patient's life. The bill requires that a patient's request for a self-administered controlled substance to end his life must be given orally on two occasions and in writing, signed by the patient and one witness, and that the patient be given an express opportunity to rescind his request at any time. The bill makes it a Class 2 felony (i) to willfully and deliberately alter, forge, conceal, or destroy a patient's request, or rescission of request, for a self-administered controlled substance to end his life with the intent and effect of causing the patient's death; (ii) to coerce, intimidate, or exert undue influence on a patient to request a self-administered controlled substance for the purpose of ending his life or to destroy the patient's rescission of such request with the intent and effect of causing the patient's death; or (iii) to coerce, intimidate, or exert undue influence on a patient to forgo a self-administered controlled substance for the purpose of ending the patient's life. The bill also grants immunity from civil or criminal liability and professional disciplinary action to any person who complies with the provisions of the bill and allows health care providers to refuse to participate in the provision of a self-administered controlled substance to a patient for the purpose of ending the patient's life.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. November 18, 2024Left in Courts of Justice
2. March 4, 2024Continued to 2025 with substitute in Courts of Justice
3. March 4, 2024Committee substitute posted to LIS only 24108417D-H1
4. March 4, 2024House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
5. February 23, 2024Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
6. February 23, 2024Referred from Rules (Voice Vote)
7. February 15, 2024Referred to Committee on Rules
8. February 15, 2024Read first time
9. February 15, 2024Placed on Calendar
10. February 9, 2024Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
11. February 8, 2024Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB280S1
12. February 8, 2024Committee substitute agreed to 24106105D-S1

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