AN ACT relating to certificates of death.
Summary
Amend KRS 213.076 to provide that a medical certification shall be completed by a coroner within five days after receiving the results of the inquiry when inquiry is required by KRS 72.400 to 72.475 or when the cause of death is unknown or under investigation; make technical corrections.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024
How they voted
92–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 100
Mar 25, 2024
D
Democratic20
90% Yea
R
Republican80
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 83)
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Committee
to Enrollment (S)
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 92-0
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 33-0
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 2, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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