CS/HB 1317: Pub. Rec./Autopsy Records
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee ; Jacobs
Pub. Rec./Autopsy Records; Revises definition of "medical examiner"; provides legal guardian access to photograph, video or audio recording of autopsy; provides that legal guardian shall be given reasonable notice of opportunity to be present & heard at any hearing on petition to view or make copy of such photograph or recording; provides exemption from public records requirements; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides criminal penalties; provides retroactive applicability.
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
- Health Policy (HP)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/7/2018 House • Filed
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 113
1/12/2018 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 340
1/26/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
1/30/2018 House • CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 475
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
1/31/2018 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 472
• CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 470
2/13/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/15/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/15/2018 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 2 -HJ 607
• Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 607
2/20/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 02/22/18, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/22/2018 House • Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 672
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 672
2/27/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18
3/2/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 831
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/5/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 894
• CS passed; YEAS 110 NAYS 2 -HJ 894, 895
3/5/2018 Senate • In Messages
3/6/2018 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 777
• Received -SJ 777
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health Policy
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CS/HB 1317, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/30/2018 at 5:05 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2018 (pdf)
Government Accountability Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2018 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1850 (c1) Public Records/Photograph, Video, Audio Recording of an Autopsy Held by a Medical Examiner Stewart Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Rules 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 3/5/2018 4:02 PM House 110 Yeas - 2 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 406.135 Autopsies; confidentiality of photographs and video and audio recordings; exemption. Page 2 (pdf) -
HB 1317, Original Filed Version Posted 1/7/2018 at 3:52 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2018 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1850 Public Records/Photograph, Video, Audio Recording of an Autopsy Held by a Medical Examiner Stewart Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Rules
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 657271 - Amendment
Remove lines 66-94 and insert:Jacobs 1/29/2018
9:43 AMAdopted without Objection
1/30/2018PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 406.135 Autopsies; confidentiality of photographs and video and audio recordings; exemption. Page 2 (pdf)