State Representative Joe Hune recently received the Gift of Life Foundation Community Service Award. Representative Hune, a Republican who lives in Hamburg Township, sponsored organ and tissue donation legislation and has actively promoted Gift of Life.
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Rep Joe Hune & Debbie Dutton from Covenant Hospital |
State Representative Joe Hune was recognized for his sponsorship of a law that strengthens the relationship between Gift of Life and medical examiners. Representative Hune’s work over the past year culminated when his bill, fully supported by the House and Senate, was on the final step for approval, sitting on the Governor’s desk awaiting signature. Gift of Life received word that, if the bill was signed into law, a donation could occur in a medical examiner case.
Representative Hune immediately acted to advocate for the Governor’s signature which resulted in several lives being saved. Representative Hune has since introduced a bill to rename the law after Kyle Ray Horning, the infant whose donation occurred that day.
