Relating to medical examiners; declaring an emergency.
Summary
Digest: The Act tells a state agency to study the shortage of MEs in this state. The Act tells the agency to provide the results of the study to the legislature by October 1, 2024. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.0). Directs the Department of State Police to study the causes of and ways to address the medical examiner shortage, and to provide the results of the study to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than October 1, 2024. Sunsets on January 2, 2025. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 14, 2024
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
8
Committee
5
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed.
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Wallan. Passed.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kim Wallan
RRepublican
Co
Boomer Wright
RRepublican
Co
CG
Christine Goodwin
RRepublican
Co
Dacia Grayber
DDemocratic
Co
David Smith
RRepublican
Co
JH
James Hieb
RRepublican
Co
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
Co
JB
Janelle Bynum
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Owens
RRepublican
Co
Rick Lewis
RRepublican
Co
Rob Nosse
DDemocratic
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