SB 348 Georgia Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Notification of Suspicious or Unusual Deaths; individual had not been seen by a physician prior to death; revise the period

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-16-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notification of suspicious or unusual deaths, court ordered medical examiner's inquiry, and written report of inquiry, so as to revise the period for which an individual had not been seen by a physician prior to death to be considered an unattended death; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Signed Apr 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2024 · House Mar 11, 2024

How they voted

460
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Jan 30, 2024
D Democratic21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 23, 2024
Signed into law
Act 477
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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