AN ACT relating to coroners.
Summary
Amend KRS 64.185 and 72.415 to require coroners and deputy coroners to attend eight hours of training concerning the grieving process and procedures for providing death notifications; create a new section of KRS Chapter 72 establishing procedures that coroners must follow in providing death notifications; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2023.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 8, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Jan 31, 2022
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 138)
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 97-1
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
to Health & Family Services (H)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Jan 8, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 8, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ralph Alvarado
RRepublican
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