Legislation

Title: Public Health - Chief Medical Examiner - Corrections to Autopsy Findings and Conclusions
Sponsored by: Delegate Bartlett
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 296
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering, from 60 days to 180 days, the time period after a medical examiner files findings and conclusions resulting from an autopsy during which a person in interest may request the medical examiner to correct findings and conclusions on the cause and manner of death recorded on a certificate of death.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2023 Legislative Date 2/09/2023 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2023 Legislative Date 2/15/2023 Action Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Health - Chief Medical Examiner - Corrections to Autopsy Findings and Conclusions Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/16/2023 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Health - Chief Medical Examiner - Corrections to Autopsy Findings and Conclusions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/12/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (119-10) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/12/2023 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/21/2023 Legislative Date 3/21/2023 Action Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2023 Legislative Date 4/04/2023 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2023 Legislative Date 3/22/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2023 Legislative Date 3/22/2023 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2023 Legislative Date 3/24/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2023 Legislative Date 3/27/2023 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/03/2023 Legislative Date 5/03/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 296 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Public Health - Chief Medical Examiner - Corrections to Autopsy Findings and Conclusions Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/09/2023	2/09/2023	First Reading Health and Government Operations
House	2/15/2023	2/15/2023	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Public Health - Chief Medical Examiner - Corrections to Autopsy Findings and Conclusions
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/16/2023	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/16/2023	3/07/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Health - Chief Medical Examiner - Corrections to Autopsy Findings and Conclusions
House	3/20/2023	3/12/2023	Third Reading Passed (119-10)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/12/2023	Referred Finance	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/21/2023	3/21/2023	Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2023	4/04/2023	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/04/2023	3/22/2023	Favorable Adopted	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2023	3/22/2023	Second Reading Passed	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2023	3/24/2023	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2023	3/27/2023	Returned Passed	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/03/2023	5/03/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 296
			Text - Chapter - Public Health - Chief Medical Examiner - Corrections to Autopsy Findings and Conclusions

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