Can someone find out who sponsored the Texas Futility Law?

[Th1onein]

I know it was signed into law by G. W. Bush when he was governor of Texas, but who introduced the bill? Who sponsored it? Who started the ball rolling on it? And how much insurance pac money did this person get?

[Suich]

1. Looks like it was sponsored by Baylor U............here's a link:

http://www.baylorhealth.edu/proceedings/13_2/13_2_fine.html

You're in my thoughts and prayers, Melanie. :hug:

Susan

[sandnsea]

2. Here

Put advance directive in the search box, a bunch of links come up to the actions taken on the bill. You can follow who introduced it in each house, etc. I'll look in there too, just thought it was faster with more people looking.

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/billsrch/textsrch.htm

[Nicole]

3. Rep. Garnet Coleman (D) Houston sponsored it

If this is the right bill

SB 1260 Author: Moncrief
Sponsor: Coleman / et al.
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Relating to certain advance directives for medical treatment;
providing administrative penalties.

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/reports/daily/76R/govsign.htm

History of SB 1260 found here:

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/db2www/tlo/billhist/billhist.d2w/report?LEG=76&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01260

Here's Garnet Coleman's Texas House of Representatives' page

http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist147/coleman.htm


The bill's author, Michael J. Moncrief (D), is no longer a senator. There is no info on his bills, other than archives, at the Texas senate pages. Moncrief is now the mayor of Ft. Worth. He was elected mayor May 3, 2003.
Mayor Moncrief served for two years as a Texas House representative (1971-1972), 12 years as Tarrant County judge (1974-1986) and 12 years as Texas State senator (1991-2003).


http://www.fortworthgov.org/citycouncil/Mayor.htm

From his mayor's bio page:
During his tenure as state senator, Mayor Moncrief passed many pieces of landmark legislation. He has been recognized nationally for authoring the Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which has assured hundreds of thousands of Texas children an opportunity to receive medical services.
As senator, Mayor Moncrief also authored precedent-setting legislation that protects citizens from stalkers, protects animals from canned hunts and assists elderly citizens in need of home health care or assisted living.

I noticed he left off that he authored the advance directives bill. I wonder why? :sarcasm:

I'll let someone else figure out the money trail.