Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy; autopsy protocol, information published.
Summary
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy; autopsy protocol; information; training. Requires the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to take certain actions upon the finding that an individual died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), defined in the bill. The bill directs the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on SUDEP and a SUDEP death investigation form on its website. Additionally, the bill requires the Chief Medical Examiner and local medical examiners to complete training in the investigation of SUDEP on a triennial basis. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Feb 5, 2025
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SEH Sub: Health Substitute
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Education and Health Substitute
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative format to a Senate Substitute format with updated committee attribution and session information. No substantive policy changes were made to the actual content of the bill regarding SUDEP investigation protocols.
TECHNICAL
Header information updated from 'SEH Substitute' to 'Education and Health Substitute' with revised session dates and committee attribution
Document formatting changed to include line numbers and Senate Substitute designation
Date references updated from 1/28/2025 to 1/30/25 with time stamp
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Total actions
8
Key actions
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Committee
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Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N 3-A)
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stella Pekarsky
DDemocratic
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