Coroners.
Summary
Provides that if a person dies under certain circumstances in a county that is not the county where the incident occurred resulting in the death, the county coroner where the death occurred may not bill the county where the incident occurred for the costs of the autopsy, unless the coroners of both counties agree as to the necessity of an autopsy. Provides the following: (1) Allows a coroner to determine the means of copying an original record of the coroner. (2) With the exception of a record concerning a death subject to a criminal investigation or proceeding, allows a coroner to destroy or transfer the original record at the time determined by the coroner after copying the record. Provides that a coroner is immune from criminal liability for destroying a public record if the coroner acts in accordance with the coroner's authority to copy and destroy the coroner's records. Removes a requirement that the county fix the compensation of a coroner who is a licensed physician at 1.5 times the compensation of a coroner who is not a licensed physician for coroners who are elected or reelected in the 2024 general election and thereafter.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed Apr 20, 2023
Floor votes · House Jan 30, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 20, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 372: yeas 89, nays 0
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 243: yeas 41, nays 2
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 42: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Heath VanNatter
RRepublican
P
Mike Bohacek
RRepublican
P
Ryan Mishler
RRepublican
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