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IntroducedJan 24, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 11, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 10, 2025
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Signed into LawMar 20, 2025
MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT – Adds to existing law to establish the Medical Ethics Defense Act.
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House • Mar 20, 2025: Effective: 03/19/2025
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Comments on H 59
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Sponsors
- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEEprimary
Votes
YES: 58
- Alfieri
- Andrus
- Barbieri
- Beiswenger
- Boyle
- Bruce
- Burgoyne
- Cannon
- Cayler
- Cheatum
- Clow
- Cornilles
- Jaron Crane
- Brent J. Crane
- Dygert
- Ehlers
- Erickson
- Fuhriman
- Furniss
- Garner
- Handy
- Harris
- Hawkins
- Healey
- Hill
- Holtzclaw
- Horman
- Hostetler
- Leavitt
- Marmon
- McCann
- Mendive
- Mickelsen
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Monks
- Palmer
- Petzke
- Pickett
- Pohanka
- Price
- Rasor
- Raybould
- Raymond
- Redman
- Sauter
- Scott
- Shepherd
- Shirts
- Skaug
- Tanner(13)
- Tanner(14)
- Thompson
- Vander Woude
- Weber
- Wheeler
- Wisniewski
- Moyle
ABSENT: 1
YES: 58
- Alfieri
- Andrus
- Barbieri
- Beiswenger
- Boyle
- Bruce
- Burgoyne
- Cannon
- Cayler
- Cheatum
- Clow
- Cornilles
- Jaron Crane
- Brent J. Crane
- Dygert
- Ehardt
- Ehlers
- Fuhriman
- Furniss
- Garner
- Handy
- Harris
- Hawkins
- Hill
- Holtzclaw
- Horman
- Hostetler
- Leavitt
- Manwaring
- Marmon
- McCann
- Mendive
- Mickelsen
- Miller
- Mitchell
- Monks
- Nelsen
- Palmer
- Petzke
- Pickett
- Pohanka
- Price
- Rasor
- Raybould
- Raymond
- Redman
- Sauter
- Scott
- Shepherd
- Shirts
- Skaug
- Tanner(13)
- Tanner(14)
- Vander Woude
- Weber
- Wheeler
- Wisniewski
- Moyle
Actions
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025
- Session Law Chapter 101
- Effective: 03/19/2025
- Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Delivered to Governor at 3:20 p.m. on March 17, 2025
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Signed by President; returned to House
- Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- Mar 14, 2025 | Senate
- Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 4 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 58-9-3
- AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
- NAYS – Achilles, Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green(Schubin), Mathias, Rubel
- Absent – Erickson, Healey, Thompson
- Floor Sponsor - Skaug
- Title apvd - to enrol
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- Mar 10, 2025 | House
- Title apvd - to House
- Mar 10, 2025 | Senate
- Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 28-6-1
- AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Markley(Carlson), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld
- NAYS – Goodrich(Rabe), Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow
- Absent and excused – Hart
- Floor Sponsor - Bjerke
- Mar 06, 2025 | Senate
- Retained on calendar
- Mar 05, 2025 | Senate
- Retained on calendar
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- Amendments ordered printed
- Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- Amendments reported printed
- Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- Feb 24, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- Feb 21, 2025 | Senate
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
- Feb 11, 2025 | Senate
- Title apvd - to Senate
- Feb 11, 2025 | House
- Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-11-1
- AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
- NAYS – Achilles, Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Green(Schubin), Manwaring, Mathias, Nelsen, Rubel
- Absent – Ehardt
- Floor Sponsor - Skaug
- Feb 10, 2025 | House
- Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- Feb 07, 2025 | House
- Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- Jan 27, 2025 | House
- Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- Jan 24, 2025 | House
- Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
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