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H00592019 Regular SessionSigned into law

Amends existing law to provide that persons 15 years of age may identify as an organ donor on a driver's license or identification card.

ORGAN DONATION -- Amends existing law to provide that persons 15 years of age may identify as an organ donor on a driver's license or identification card.

ORGAN DONATION

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

In 2018 the Idaho Legislature passed HB0546 which changed the minimum donor age from 16 to 15 for individuals to be able to volunteer to be an organ donor. Idaho allows individuals to get a driver's license at 15, but prior to HB0546, those individuals were not able to volunteer to be a donor and get the organ donor designation on their license. AfterHB0546passed,itwasdiscoveredthatadditionalsectionsofcodeneededtobeupdated. Toaccomplish the original purpose of HB0546. This legislation simply changes the sections of code that were missed.

HOW THEY VOTED

house Chamber· Feb 14, 2019

House Third Reading

✓ Passed
64 Yea
5 Nay
1 absentPassed by 84.29 votes

ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)

LATEST ACTION

Reported Signed by Governor on March 7, 2019 Session Law Chapter 48 Effective: 07/01/2019

BILL INFO

Session
2019
Chamber
house
Status date
Mar 7, 2019

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