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SB 25-273 CO
Became Law

14 Days Hospitals Retain Blood Draws for Investigations

CO · session 2025A · Senate · bill

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Introduced Apr 3, 2025

Latest action (Jun 2, 2025) Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services

Summary

Current law does not require hospitals to hold on to blood draws for any specific amount of time. The act requires hospitals or other health-care facilities to retain blood draws or admission blood samples for 14 days if a coroner submits a blood retention form upon a hospital or health-care facility for a blood draw or admission blood sample of a deceased individual that is the subject of a coroner's death inquest or investigation. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (3)

17 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (13)

  1. Jun 2, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
  2. May 13, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  3. May 13, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  4. May 13, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  5. May 3, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  6. May 2, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
  7. Apr 30, 2025 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  8. Apr 22, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
  9. Apr 22, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  10. Apr 21, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
  11. Apr 16, 2025 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  12. Apr 10, 2025 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only · upper
  13. Apr 3, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper

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