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HB 969

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Death Certificates - Cause or Manner of Death Determinations - Requirements After Change or Correction (Katherine Morris Death Reclassification Act)

Sponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (District 32)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 829 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring, if a victim's initial determination of death recorded on the victim's death certificate was amended or corrected to be undetermined or homicide, an assistant State's Attorney with knowledge of the case to meet with a person in interest on the request of the person in interest for a certain purpose; requiring a law enforcement agency to reopen or reinvestigate an investigation involving the death of a victim whose cause or manner of death was amended or corrected to be undetermined or homicide; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBarber, ClaudiaClaudia Barber, Attorney at LawWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVJones Oden, JeneseOden Strategic Design Group, LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bartlett, Delegate BartlettlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Bartlett, Delegate BartlettlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVLockwood, KristineIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRoman, JenniferIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWarren, SherriIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
FWAMyrick, GraceFor Kathy's SakeOral
FWAMorris, MargueriteFor Kathy's Sake/Community Actively Seeking TransparencyOral
FWACantori, ReneeIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWADavis, LyndaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAGrossberg, Lee AnnIndividualOral
FWAJackson, ArmaniIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record