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2026 Regular Session

HB1323

Health Care Decisions Act - Surrogate Decision Making - Hospital Surrogate Committee

Requiring hospitals to establish a surrogate committee to provide surrogate decision making for an unrepresented patient; authorizing the surrogate committee to make treatment decisions for unrepresented patients under certain circumstances; and establishing requirements for the composition, training, and procedures of a surrogate committee.

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Introduced in House February 12, 2026

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February 12, 2026 · House

Health

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  1. House Hearing 3/11 at 3:10 p.m.
  2. House Hearing canceled
  3. House Hearing 3/11 at 2:40 p.m.
  4. House Hearing canceled
  5. House Hearing 3/11 at 2:15 p.m.
  6. House Hearing canceled
  7. House Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
  8. House First Reading Health
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