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Yes: 87 • No: 36
VirginiaSB2802025 Regular SessionSenate
Health care; decision-making, definitions, medical aid in dying, penalties.
Sponsored By: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic)
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Summary
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.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Ghazala F. Hashmi
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/4/2024
Continued to 2025 with substitute in Courts of Justice
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/23/2024
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/23/2024
Referred from Rules (Voice Vote)
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/9/2024
Read third time and passed Senate
Yes: 21 • No: 19
Senate vote • 2/7/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed
Yes: 40 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/6/2024
Reported from Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 10 • No: 5
Senate vote • 1/25/2024
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 8 • No: 6 • Other: 1
Senate vote • 1/25/2024
Reported from Education and Health with substitute
Yes: 8 • No: 6 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Left in Courts of Justice
11/18/2024HouseContinued to 2025 with substitute in Courts of Justice
3/4/2024HouseCommittee substitute posted to LIS only 24108417D-H1
3/4/2024HouseHouse committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
3/4/2024HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
2/23/2024HouseReferred from Rules (Voice Vote)
2/23/2024HouseReferred to Committee on Rules
2/15/2024HouseRead first time
2/15/2024HousePlaced on Calendar
2/15/2024HouseRead third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2/9/2024SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB280S1
2/8/2024SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 24106105D-S1
2/8/2024SenateReading of substitute waived
2/8/2024SenateRead second time
2/8/2024SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/7/2024SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
2/6/2024SenateImpact statement from DPB (SB280S1)
2/2/2024SenateImpact statement from VCSC (SB280S1)
1/26/2024SenateSenate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
1/25/2024SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
1/25/2024SenateCommittee substitute printed 24106105D-S1
1/25/2024SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
1/25/2024SenateSenate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
1/23/2024SenateAssigned Education and Health Sub: Health
1/18/2024SenateImpact statement from DPB (SB280)
1/17/2024Senate
Bill Text
Substitute
3/4/2024
Introduced
1/12/2024
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