1-1 By: Ellis S.B. No. 1144
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 12, 1993; March 15, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence;
1-4 April 6, 1993, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 6, 1993,
1-6 sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-9 Henderson x
1-10 Harris of Tarrant x
1-11 Brown x
1-12 Harris of Dallas x
1-13 Luna x
1-14 Parker x
1-15 West x
1-16 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1144 By: Harris of Tarrant
1-17 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-18 AN ACT
1-19 relating to the consent of a person 17 years of age to donate blood
1-20 or blood components.
1-21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-22 SECTION 1. Chapter 162, Health and Safety Code, is amended
1-23 by adding Section 162.015 to read as follows:
1-24 Sec. 162.015. DONATION OF BLOOD BY PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 18
1-25 YEARS OF AGE. A person who is 17 years of age may consent to the
1-26 donation of the person's blood or blood components. A person
1-27 younger than 18 years of age may not receive any compensation from
1-28 a blood bank for a donation of the person's blood or blood
1-29 components.
1-30 SECTION 2. The heading to Chapter 162, Health and Safety
1-31 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-32 CHAPTER 162. BLOOD BANKS AND DONATION OF BLOOD
1-33 SECTION 3. Subsection (a), Section 35.03, Family Code, is
1-34 amended to read as follows:
1-35 (a) A minor may consent to the furnishing of hospital,
1-36 medical, surgical, and dental care by a licensed physician or
1-37 dentist if the minor:
1-38 (1) is on active duty with the armed services of the
1-39 United States of America;
1-40 (2) is 16 years of age or older and resides separate
1-41 and apart from his parents, managing conservator, or guardian,
1-42 whether with or without the consent of the parents, managing
1-43 conservator, or guardian and regardless of the duration of such
1-44 residence, and is managing his own financial affairs, regardless of
1-45 the source of the income;
1-46 (3) consents to the diagnosis and treatment of any
1-47 infectious, contagious or communicable disease which is required by
1-48 law or regulation adopted pursuant to law to be reported by the
1-49 licensed physician or dentist to a local health officer or the
1-50 Texas Department of Health and including all sexually transmitted
1-51 diseases;
1-52 (4) is unmarried and pregnant, and consents to
1-53 hospital, medical, or surgical treatment, other than abortion,
1-54 related to her pregnancy; or
1-55 (5) <is 18 years of age or older and consents to the
1-56 donation of his blood and the penetration of tissue necessary to
1-57 accomplish the donation; or>
1-58 <(6)> consents to examination and treatment for
1-59 chemical addiction, chemical dependency, or any other condition
1-60 directly related to chemical use.
1-61 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
1-62 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the
1-63 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-64 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-65 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-66 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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1-68 Austin,
2-1 Texas
2-2 April 6, 1993
2-3 Hon. Bob Bullock
2-4 President of the Senate
2-5 Sir:
2-6 We, your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred S.B. No.
2-7 1144, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
2-8 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do not
2-9 pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do
2-10 pass and be printed.
2-11 Henderson,
2-12 Chairman
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2-14 WITNESSES
2-15 FOR AGAINST ON
2-16 ___________________________________________________________________
2-17 Name: Bill Teague x
2-18 Representing: Tx Blood Bankers
2-19 City: Houston
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2-21 Name: Sam Stone x
2-22 Representing: Tx Coalition of Non Profit BB
2-23 City: Austin
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2-25 Name: Trudell Green x
2-26 Representing: Central Tx Reg. Bld & Tissue
2-27 City: Austin
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2-29 Name: April Goldsmith x
2-30 Representing: Self
2-31 City: Austin
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2-33 Name: Valerie Terry x
2-34 Representing: Tx Medical Assoc
2-35 City: Austin
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