SB71
Health Care Decisions Act; patients incapable of making informed decisions, absence of next of kin.
Status:
Killed
Latest Action:
Feb. 9, 2026
Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Barbara Favola (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Health Care Decisions Act; patients
incapable of making informed decisions; absence of next of kin. Authorizes, for purposes of the Health Care Decisions Act, the patient care consulting committee to make health care decisions for a patient incapable of making informed decisions when no next of kin is reasonably available.-
Bill History
- 12/17/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101398D
- 12/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB71)
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (11-Y 2-N 1-A)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Amendment agreed to
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
