Donor Registry; created. (SB119)

Introduced By

Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston) with support from 10 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Kris Amundson (D-Mount Vernon), Del. Vince Callahan (R-McLean), Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax), Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Donor Registry. Clarifies that the Virginia Transplant Council (VTC) is the agency responsible for the creation, compilation, maintenance, and modification of the Virginia Donor Registry, currently referred to in the Code of Virginia as the Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The bill consists primarily of technical amendments to arrive at this clarification, including the reordering of the VTC's responsibilities to list the Registry first and updating of the VTC's voting and nonvoting associate membership. Read the Bill »

Status

03/23/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/09/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066048744
01/09/2006Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/19/2006Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
01/20/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
01/20/2006VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
01/23/2006Read second time and engrossed
01/24/2006Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
01/24/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
01/24/2006Communicated to House
01/26/2006Placed on Calendar
01/26/2006Read first time
01/26/2006Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/16/2006Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
02/17/2006Read second time
02/20/2006Read third time
02/20/2006Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/20/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB119ER)
02/27/2006Enrolled
02/28/2006Signed by Speaker
03/01/2006Signed by President
03/23/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 166 (effective 7/1/06)
03/31/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0166)