HB 1293 IN

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Provides that if a person dies under certain circumstances in a county that is not the county where the incident occurred resulting in the death, the county coroner where the death occurred may not bill the county where the incident occurred for the costs of the autopsy, unless the coroners of both counties agree as to the necessity of an autopsy. Provides the following: (1) Allows a coroner to determine the means of copying an original record of the coroner. (2) With the exception of a record concerning a death subject to a criminal investigation or proceeding, allows a coroner to destroy or transfer the original record at the time determined by the coroner after copying the record. Provides that a coroner is immune from criminal liability for destroying a public record if the coroner acts in accordance with the coroner's authority to copy and destroy the coroner's records. Removes a requirement that the county fix the compensation of a coroner who is a licensed physician at 1.5 times the compensation of a coroner who is not a licensed physician for coroners who are elected or reelected in the 2024 general election and thereafter.

• Heath VanNatter Republican · author
• Ryan Mishler Republican · sponsor
• Mike Bohacek Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 11, 2023 Authored by Representative VanNatter · lower
2. Jan 11, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · lower
3. Jan 24, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
4. Jan 26, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
5. Jan 30, 2023 Senate sponsor: Senator Mishler · lower
6. Jan 30, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 42: yeas 94, nays 0 · lower
7. Jan 31, 2023 Referred to the Senate · lower
8. Feb 23, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
9. Mar 13, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
10. Mar 13, 2023 Senator Bohacek added as second sponsor · upper
11. Mar 20, 2023 Amendment #1 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote · upper
12. Mar 20, 2023 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
13. Mar 21, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 243: yeas 41, nays 2 · upper
14. Mar 22, 2023 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
15. Apr 4, 2023 Motion to concur filed · lower
16. Apr 6, 2023 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 372: yeas 89, nays 0 · lower
17. Apr 11, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
18. Apr 13, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
19. Apr 18, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
20. Apr 20, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
21. Apr 20, 2023 Public Law 73 · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Apr 6, 2023 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 11, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Jan 24, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Mar 13, 2023 · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (S) · Mar 20, 2023 · PDF