Relates to reporting of a veteran's suicide
Summary
Provides that the coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner shall report to the division of veterans' services, in a form and time frame developed by the department of health, any death which appears to be a suicide by a person who, to the knowledge of the coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner, is a veteran; defines veteran.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
Assembly Passage
Jan 2022
Signed into Law
Feb 2022
Introduced Jan 7, 2022
Signed Feb 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly Jan 31, 2022
How they voted
62–0
Passed
Total votes 62
Jan 19, 2022
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 24, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.95
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John E. Brooks
DDemocratic
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