HB 1201: Public Records
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Jacobs
Public Records; Revises definition of "medical examiner"; provides legal guardian or sibling access to photograph, video or audio recording of autopsy; provides that legal guardian or sibling 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 retroactive applicability.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/1/2019 House • Filed
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 122
3/8/2019 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 377
5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
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HB 1201, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2019 at 10:29 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None 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)