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SB 1434 Dead bodies; disposition, identification of decedent.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Disposition of dead bodies. Provides that in cases in which the identity of a decedent and the county or city in which the decedent resided at the time of death are known, the person or institution having initial custody of the dead body shall notify the primary law-enforcement agency for the county or city in which the decedent resided of the decedent's death, and such law-enforcement agency shall make good faith efforts to identify and notify the decedent's next of kin. Currently, the primary law-enforcement agency for the county or city in which the person or institution having initial custody of the dead body is located is responsible for making good faith efforts to identify the decedent and notify the decedent's next of kin.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15103830D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1434ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0658) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/23/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15103830D
- 01/23/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/05/15 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/15 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/15 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/15 House: Read first time
- 02/11/15 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/17/15 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/15 House: Read second time
- 02/19/15 House: Read third time
- 02/19/15 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1434ER)
- 02/24/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/15 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
- 02/26/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/26/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 658 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/26/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0658)