Assisted suicide is already legal in the state. SB403 amended the 2015 End of Life Option Act by striking the sunset clause and making assisted suicide permanent.
SB403 was introduced and read for the first time on February 14. The bill was sent to the Rules Committee, amended twice then sent to Senate Committees on Health and Judiciary. As of the beginning of September, the bill went through the Appropriations Committee and brought up for a floor vote and passed. The bill was signed into law by the governor at the end of the legislative session.
