SB905: Children; parents' right to make medical decisions (Abraham's Law).

Chief Patron

Nick Rerras (R-6)
Served: 2000–

Progress

☑	Introduced
☑	Passed Committee
☑	Passed House
☑	Passed Senate
☑	Signed by Governor
☑	Became Law

Status

03/20/2007: signed by governor
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01/08/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072138804
01/08/2007 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
01/15/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB905)
01/26/2007 Committee substitute printed 072483804-S1
01/29/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
01/30/2007 Read second time
01/30/2007 Committee substitute rejected 072483804-S1
01/30/2007 Amendment by Senator Rerras withdrawn
01/30/2007 Floor substitute printed 075404804-S2 (Rerras)
01/30/2007 Reading of substitute waived
01/30/2007 Substitute by Senator Rerras agreed to 075404804-S2
01/30/2007 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB905S2
01/31/2007 Passed by for the day
02/01/2007 Passed by for the day
02/02/2007 Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/02/2007 Reading of amendments waived
02/02/2007 Amendments by Senator Stolle agreed to
02/02/2007 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendments SB905ES2
02/02/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/02/2007 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2007 Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
02/02/2007 VOTE: (32-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2007 Communicated to House
02/02/2007 Printed as engrossed 075404804-ES2
02/05/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB905ES2)
02/06/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/06/2007 Read first time
02/06/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/09/2007 Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
02/19/2007 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 Committee substitute printed 077255804-H1
02/20/2007 Read second time
02/21/2007 Read third time
02/21/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 077255804-H1
02/21/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB905H1
02/21/2007 Passed House with substitute (89-Y 9-N)
02/21/2007 VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 House substitute agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: (26-Y 13-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2007 Enrolled
03/07/2007 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB905ER)
03/07/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/08/2007 Signed by President
03/12/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB905ER)
03/20/2007 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/07)
04/03/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597)

Summary

Definition of abused or neglected child. Specifies that a decision by parents or other person responsible to refuse a particular medical treatment for a child with a life-threatening condition shall not be deemed a refusal to provide necessary care if (i) such decision is made jointly by the parents or other person responsible and the child; (ii) the child is sufficiently mature to have an informed opinion on the subject of his medical treatment; (iii) the parents or other person responsible and the child have considered alternative treatment options; and (iv) the parents or other person responsible and the child believe in good faith that such decision is in the child's best interest. Also requires that a physician making a report of suspected child abuse or neglect identify himself by name if the report is based solely on the parents' decision regarding medical treatment for their child.

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