Passed One ChamberFiled Jan 13, 2026
Sponsor: Hope
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Continued from last session
Jul 21, 2026
Summary
HB 548 repeals most of the existing Health Care Decisions Act and enacts the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act, creating a statewide process for advance health‑care directives, capacity assessments, default surrogates, and agent duties. It also adds civil penalties for knowingly assisting suicide, neglecting care, and tampering with directives, and it includes a range of new requirements for hospitals, nursing homes, and health‑record handling.
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