HB 809 Summary

• Authorizes individuals to make anatomical gifts by registering with the First Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry established by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

• Requires driver license applicants, renewals, and identification card applicants to provide a written statement choosing "Yes," "No," or "Defer to family wishes" regarding registry enrollment, with "Yes" creating a legally binding commitment to donate organs or tissue upon death.

• Mandates the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop and distribute a brochure explaining the registry and maintain physical or electronic records of all registered donors.

• Permits individuals to revise or withdraw their registry consent by notifying the department in writing or through other approved means, and allows the department to establish additional enrollment methods.

• Authorizes representatives of organ procurement organizations, tissue banks, coroners' offices, and medical examiners' offices to query the department regarding a potential donor's registry status, with the department authorized to provide such information.

• Effective date: July 1, 2015.