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SF0041

Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation Task Force

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In one sentence

This law creates a temporary group of up to eight people to study how to improve organ, eye, and tissue donation in Wyoming and report their findings to the governor and a state committee.

What it does

  • Creates a task force with no more than eight members appointed by the governor.
  • Requires the task force to study ways to increase volunteer donors and improve public education and outreach.
  • Asks the group to look at how donation options work during driver's license applications or renewals.
  • Requires the task force to submit a report with recommendations to the governor and the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee by October 1, 2018.
  • Sets a deadline for the task force to end on December 31, 2018.

Who it affects

  • The Wyoming governor, who appoints the members, the chairman, and receives the final report.
  • State agencies, including the Department of Transportation and Department of Health, which must provide specific members.
  • The Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee, which receives the final report.
  • Wyoming residents, as the task force studies ways to improve the donation system for them.

Limits and unknowns

  • The task force does not have the power to change laws; it only provides recommendations.
  • The specific agency that will provide administrative support is not named in the bill; the governor decides which executive branch agency it will be.
  • The bill does not state what will happen to the recommendations after the report is submitted.

Plain language

Terms to know

Task force
A temporary group of people appointed to study a specific issue and make recommendations.
Anatomical donor
A person who volunteers to donate their organs, eyes, or tissues.
Organ procurement organization
A federally designated group that helps coordinate the donation of organs and tissues.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

Bill Summary Bill No.: SF0041 Effective : Immediately LSO No.: 18LSO-0302 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0028 Chapter No.: 49 Prime Sponsor: Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Interim Committee Catch Title: Organ donation promotion-task force. Subject: Task force to study and consider ways to improve and promote the organ, eye and tissue donation process and system in Wyoming. Summary/Major Elements: This bill establishes a task force to consider matters relating to : O rgan, eye and tissue donation outreach and promotion; Increasing the number of volunteer organ, eye and tissue donors and the number of organs, eyes and tissues successfully donated; and E ducation and improvement of the current system used to facilitate organ, eye and tissue donation. Comments: Requires a report to the Governor and the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee ; This bill c reates a task f orce , but there are no legislative m embers . The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill .

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Sep 12, 10:56 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the changes to the bill because they believe it is a good change.

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Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues that Wyoming is not doing enough regarding organ donation and procurement, stating this task force is a means to improve the situation.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:25:00 Watch the statement

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

S Concur:Passed 29-1-0-0-02018-03-07 · Senate29 yes 1 no
H 3rd Reading:Passed 31-29-0-0-02018-03-06 · House31 yes 29 no
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-02018-03-01 · House8 yes 1 no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-02018-02-22 · Senate30 yes 0 no
S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02018-02-16 · Senate5 yes 0 no
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 28-1-1-0-02018-02-12 · Senate28 yes 1 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Governor Signed SEA No. 0028Governor
  2. Assigned Chapter Number 49LSO
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0028House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0028Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0028LSO
  6. S Concur:Passed 29-1-0-0-0Senate
  7. S Received for ConcurrenceSenate
  8. H 3rd Reading:Passed 31-29-0-0-0House
  9. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  10. H COW:PassedHouse
  11. H Placed on General FileHouse
  12. H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0House
  13. H Introduced and Referred to H10 - LaborHouse
  14. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  15. S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0Senate
  16. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  17. S COW:PassedSenate
  18. S Placed on General FileSenate
  19. S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Senate
  20. S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 28-1-1-0-0Senate

Changes

Amendments

3 stored

SF0041H2001

Adopted 2nd reading by Lone

SF0041H3001

Withdrawn 3rd reading by Edwards

SF0041SS001

Adopted Standing Committee by SLabor