Children - As enacted, requires the department of children's services, county medical examiners, chief medical examiners, and facilities that perform autopsies to establish policies and procedures for the prioritization of the completion of final autopsy reports for fatalities of certain children. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
This bill requires the Department of Children's Services, county medical examiners, and autopsy facilities to create policies that prioritize completing final autopsy reports for specific child fatalities. It amends state laws to allow these final reports to be submitted electronically rather than only in paper form. The change applies to officials handling child death investigations and aims to streamline the reporting process.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Last action May 13, 2024
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Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/3/2024
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/26/2024
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/26/2024
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/19/2024
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Littleton
RRepublican
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