VirginiaHealth Care Decisions Act; patients incapable of making informed decisions, absence of next of kin.
What it does
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Feb 9Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Rereferred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 27Passed by temporarily
- Jan 26Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 26Education and Health Amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 26Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 22Reported from Education and Health with amendment (11-Y 2-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Senate committee offered
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB71)
- Jan 20Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 20Assigned Education sub: HealthMinor
- Feb 9Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)Latest
- 2025
- Dec 17Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Dec 17Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101398DIntroduced