2026 Regular Session
HB3645
Hospice care; requirements; allowing for hospice determination by physicians in certain situations; effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Likes
Amendment adding to allow if no family, legal guardian, healthcare proxy is available to elect hospice benefits that physicians in the patient's care may.
No public reasoning provided.
Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 11, 2026 · House
House: Public Health Committee: DO PASS
Passed
5 yea–0 nay
February 25, 2026 · House
House: Health and Human Services Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
12 yea–0 nay
March 10, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
88 yea–6 nay · 5 absent
April 21, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AMENDED
Passed
5 yea–3 nay
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary
February 3, 2026 · House
Public Health
February 3, 2026 · House
Health and Human Services Oversight
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 6 View roll call
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House General Order
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House Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Fugate
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House CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer
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House Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health View roll call
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House Referred to Public Health
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House Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Stinson
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House First Reading