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, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1653 (Ch. 2024-135) -SJ 641
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/4/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1653 (Ch. 2024-135) -SJ 641
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Health Policy (HP)
- 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, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1653 (Ch. 2024-135) -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) -
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 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/6/2024Web Page
PDFCommittee 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)