SB 25-273 CO Became Law
14 Days Hospitals Retain Blood Draws for Investigations
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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)
- Dylan Roberts Democratic · primary
- Lesley Smith Democratic · primary
- Matt Soper Republican · primary
17 coauthors / cosponsors
- M. Ball Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Bridges Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Daugherty Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Exum Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Gonzales Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- D. Michaelson Jenet · cosponsor
- K. Mullica Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Snyder Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Wallace Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Weissman Democratic · cosponsor
- F. Winter · cosponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (13)
- Jun 2, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
- May 13, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 13, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 13, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 3, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- May 2, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 30, 2025 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Apr 22, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
- Apr 22, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 21, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- Apr 16, 2025 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Apr 10, 2025 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only · upper
- Apr 3, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
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