S 2510 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes the Terry Cooper autopsy accountability act

Summary
Establishes the Terry Cooper autopsy accountability act requiring autopsy reports to include all photographs of the body, microscopic slides, and post-mortem x-rays taken by, at the direction of, or reviewed by the person performing the autopsy.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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S2510 S2510A · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends New York's county law to require coroners and medical examiners to perform autopsies and include specific evidence (photographs, microscopic slides, and post-mortem x-rays) in autopsy reports for incarcerated individuals who die in correctional facilities. The amendment also updates the section number in the county law being modified and adds a new subdivision requiring autopsies for incarcerated individuals regardless of where the death occurred.
Scope change
The bill expands requirements for autopsy reports to specifically include incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities, regardless of whether the death occurred inside the facility.
REQUIREMENT

Requires autopsy reports for incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities to include photographs, microscopic slides, and post-mortem x-rays

Mandates that autopsies be performed for incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities regardless of where the death occurred

TECHNICAL

Changed the referenced section number from section 677 to section 674 of the county law

Updated bill title from S 2510 to S 2510-A and added Cal. No. 382 designation

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Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2510A
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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