Health Care Decisions Act; patients incapable of making informed decisions, absence of next of kin.

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Health Care Decisions Act; patients incapable of making informed decisions; absence of next of kin. Authorizes, for purposes of the Health Care Decisions Act, the patient care consulting committee to make health care decisions for a patient incapable of making informed decisions when no next of kin is reasonably available.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Dec 17, 2025
Last action: Feb 9, 2026 — Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Session: 2026
Momentum: 50 · Moderate

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21.8% Unlikely

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Stage base Amended — base rate 44%, measured from VA's completed sessions
Momentum base 50/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 244 days quiet

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