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AZ SB1369

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Shawnna Bolick

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Subjects family member requests for medical examiner materials to the existing public records timeline requirements under Arizona law (section 39-121.01, subsection E).

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rules1/27/2026
Government Institutions1/27/2026

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