HB 1140

RELATING TO HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Companion Bill: SB 1022

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: DEATH, EUTHANASIA, GUARDIANS AND TRUSTEES, HEALTH, LIVING WILLS

Report Title: Health Care Decisions

Description: Proposes a comprehensive modified uniform health-care decisions act which would permit a competent individual to control decisions relating to his or her own medical care.

 1-27-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. HLT 2. JHA ,
                  referral sheet 5
 2- 3-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Saturday,
                  02-06-99 at 10:00 A.M. in State Capitol conference
                  room Auditorium.
 2- 6-99        H The committee on HLT recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2- 6-99        H The votes in HLT were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Santiago, Yamane, Arakaki, Kahikina, Leong,
                  McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Kawakami,
                  Lee, Stegmaier