Bill > HB4638

This bill aims to streamline the process of registering as an organ donor by integrating it with voter registration. It amends existing laws to allow individuals applying to register to vote to also indicate their desire to become an organ donor and be included in a national organ donor registry, which is a database of individuals who have agreed to donate their organs after death. The bill also revises the definition of a "document of gift" to explicitly include voter registration cards, and it authorizes the Secretary of State to establish or contract for a system to transmit donor information collected during voter registration to a donor registry. Furthermore, the Secretary of State will be responsible for providing information about organ donation to individuals registering to vote and will be reimbursed for related costs by the Center for Organ Recovery and Education, a non-profit organization that facilitates organ donation. The bill also mandates that the Secretary of State develop legislative rules to implement these changes, including specifying the minimum personal information to be collected and transferred to the national registry.

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