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CS/SB 768: Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Stewart

Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death; Authorizing that a report regarding specified deaths and circumstances be made to a certain law enforcement agency in addition to the district medical examiner; increasing the criminal penalty for persons who fail or refuse to report a death or who refuse to make available certain information with the intent to conceal the death or alter the evidence and circumstances surrounding the death, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/4/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1653 -SJ 641
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/6/2023 Senate • Filed
    12/15/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Health Policy; Fiscal Policy
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/11/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/16/24, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/16/2024 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
    • Now in Health Policy
    2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/06/24, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/6/2024 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    2/7/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/8/2024 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
    • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    2/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/15/2024 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
    2/16/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/29/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/24
    3/4/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 640
    • Substituted CS/HB 1653 -SJ 641
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1653 -SJ 641

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  • CS/SB 768, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/7/2024 at 6:13 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1653 (er) Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/29/2024 Chapter No. 2024-135

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/15/2024 12:00 PM Fiscal Policy 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    406.12 Duty to report; prohibited acts. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 768, Original Filed Version Posted 12/6/2023 at 12:39 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2024 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/16/2024 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2024 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/7/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1653 (c1) Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/29/2024 Chapter No. 2024-135

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    581312 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Health Policy
    (Stewart)
    2/5/2024
    12:59 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/6/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/16/2024 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/6/2024 11:30 AM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    406.12 Duty to report; prohibited acts. Page 1 (pdf)

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