Victim's rights and investigations.
Summary
Establishes a procedure permitting an immediate family member of a deceased individual to request the superintendent of the state police department to conduct a new investigation into the death of the individual if: (1) a local law enforcement agency has determined that the death was not the result of a criminal act by a third party; (2) the individual was not under the care of a physician or the victim of medical malpractice; and (3) the family member has a reasonable suspicion that the death was the result of a criminal act by a third party.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Apr 7, 2021
Signed Apr 19, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 6, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Apr 19, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 8, 2021
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 375: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 364: yeas 91, nays 0
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 47: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Young
RRepublican
P
Steve Bartels
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
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