SB 524: Department of Law Enforcement
GENERAL BILL by Simon
Department of Law Enforcement; Specifying the circumstances under which an appointment or reappointment to the Medical Examiners Commission is considered in force; requiring the commission, rather than the Governor, to appoint district medical examiners for each medical examiner district; specifying that upon approval by the commission, rather than by the Governor, a physician member of the commission is eligible to serve as a district medical examiner; requiring the commission, rather than the Department of Law Enforcement, to establish or develop specified training components or courses, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/2/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/2/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/17/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 12/1/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy |
| 1/5/2026 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 1/12/2026 | Senate |
• Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
| 1/13/2026 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 1/16/2026 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 1/21/2026 | Senate |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy |
| 2/2/2026 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed |
