Maryland House Bill 188 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 25 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 667
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Providing that a witness is not required for an electronic advance directive if the declarant's identity has been authenticated in accordance with specified replacement guidelines under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue a request for proposals from electronic advance directives services for a specified purpose; clarifying that the Department may contract with multiple electronic advance directives services; repealing a specified requirement; etc.

Public Health - Advance Directives - Witness Requirements, Advance Directives Services, and Fund

Del. Dan Morhaim [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Sen. Nathaniel Oaks [D]
Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]	Del. Susan Krebs [R]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]
Del. Sid Saab [R]

2017-03-30 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (134-4) (Y: 134 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-10 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (130-4) (Y: 130 N: 4 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-25	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 667
2017-04-06	House	Passed Enrolled
2017-04-06	House	Third Reading Passed (134-4)
2017-04-06	House	House Concur - Senate Amendments
2017-04-03	Senate	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
2017-03-31	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2017-03-31	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {367779/1 Report Adopted
2017-03-31	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2017-03-29	Senate	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-03-13	Senate	First Reading Finance
2017-03-10	House	Third Reading Passed (130-4)
2017-03-08	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2017-03-08	House	Favorable with Amendments {516286/1 Report Adopted
2017-03-07	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2017-02-07	House	Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-01-19	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0188?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb0188f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb0188t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb0188e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/Chapters_noln/CH_667_hb0188e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0188_51628601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0188_36777901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0008/hb0188.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb0188_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb0188_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0188,h-0390&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0188,s-1014&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0188,h-1225&stab=02&ys=2017RS