Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death
Summary
Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death; Authorizes report regarding specified deaths & circumstances to be made to law enforcement agency in addition to medical examiner; increases criminal penalty for failing or refusing to report death or for refusing to make available certain information with intent to conceal death or alter evidence & circumstances surrounding death; increases criminal penalty for willfully touching, removing, or disturbing body without order from office of district medical examiner with intent to conceal death or alter evidence & circumstances surrounding death.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House Mar 1, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
15
Committee
18
Apr 26, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Giallombardo
RRepublican
Co
Jim Mooney
RRepublican
Co
JL
Johanna López
DDemocratic
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