ID S1101

Expands the list of deaths requiring coroner investigation to include suspected homicides, suicides, accidental deaths, controlled substance deaths, deaths in custody, employment-related deaths, unattended deaths, unidentifiable remains, emergency room deaths within 24 hours, public health threats, and unexplained child/stillborn deaths.

Establishes coroners as medicolegal death investigators with jurisdiction over human remains, responsible for determining cause and manner of death through investigation of circumstances and review of medical and background information.

Requires autopsies to be performed by board-certified forensic pathologists and adds definitions for "cause of death," "forensic autopsy," and "forensic pathologist."

Adds statutory definitions for key terms including "human remains," "manner of death," "medicolegal death investigation," "burial," and "cremation."

Declares an emergency with an effective date of July 1, 2025, and requires continuing education courses for coroners to be approved by a nationally recognized certifying body.