KY HB480 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-07 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-07 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amend KRS 72.425 to require a coroner to perform an autopsy on a decedent when the death of the person is not a coroner's case if a request is made by written consent by the decedent's spouse, the next of kin, or the person who assumes the responsibility to dispose of the body, as applicable; amend KRS 72.460 to specify who pays for an autopsy.
Title
AN ACT relating to deceased persons.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-07 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2024-02-07 | House | introduced in House |
Subjects
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb480.html |
| Text | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb480/orig_bill.pdf |
