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SB 40 Kentucky Senate · 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to deceased persons.

Summary
Amend KRS 72.405 to apply definitions to entirety of KRS Chapter 72; create new definition of "genetic tests"; expand definition of "post-mortem examination"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 72 to require the Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner to perform and report the results of genetic testing on a deceased person in certain cases; require information to be entered on the death certificate; provide that the Act may be cited as the Micah Shantell Fletcher Law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 4, 2023 Signed Mar 31, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2023

How they voted

26–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 28
Feb 23, 2023
D Democratic4
3 Yea 1
75% Yea
R Republican24
23 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 162)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
passed 37-0
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Floor Amendments (1) and (2-title)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (1) and (2-title)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-3 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 34-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Jan 5, 2023
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Jan 4, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 4, 2023
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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