Hawaii Senate Bill 357 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-17 - Re-Referred to CPH, JDC.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Authorizes a terminally ill adult with the capacity to make an informed health care decision to request a prescription for aid in dying medication from their attending physician to facilitate a peaceful death. Establishes that an attending physician determines a terminally ill adult's capacity to make an informed health care decision. Establishes that medical aid in dying does not constitute euthanasia, suicide, homicide, elder abuse or neglect, or cause a person to be considered a danger to self. Protects physicians who assist patients in obtaining aid in dying medication from civil or criminal liability. Makes it a felony to coerce an individual to request medication for the purpose of ending his or her life or to conceal a rescission of such request.

Relating To Aid In Dying.

Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D]	Sen. Les Ihara [D]	Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]	Sen. Russell Ruderman [D]
Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]	Sen. Brickwood Galuteria [D]	Sen. Brian Taniguchi [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-17	Senate	Re-Referred to CPH, JDC.
2017-11-30		Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
2017-01-23	Senate	Referred to CPH, JDL.
2017-01-23	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2017-01-20	Senate	Introduced.

SB357 (Carry Over) 2017-01-23 - Referred to CPH, JDL.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=357&year=2018
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB357_.HTM