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AZ SB1369
Bill
Status
1/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Shawnna Bolick
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AI Summary
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Expands the types of county medical examiner materials protected from public disclosure to explicitly include toxicology, anthropology, neuropathology, and odontology reports, in addition to photographs, digital images, x-rays, and video recordings.
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Requires the medical examiner's office to prioritize requests for autopsy materials from immediate family members (surviving spouse, child, parent, legal guardian, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling) or their legal representatives.
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Subjects family member requests for medical examiner materials to the existing public records timeline requirements under Arizona law (section 39-121.01, subsection E).
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Extends legal immunity protections to the medical examiner for lawful disclosure of the newly specified report types (toxicology, anthropology, neuropathology, and odontology reports).
Legislative Description
County medical examiner; reports; access
Last Action
Senate read second time
1/28/2026