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NY S09315
Bill
Status
Introduced
5/10/2024
Primary Sponsor
Julia Salazar
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AI Summary
- Renames this legislation the "Terry Cooper autopsy accountability act"
- Requires autopsy reports to include all photographs of the body, microscopic slides, and post-mortem x-rays taken by or at the direction of the person performing the autopsy
- Requires inclusion of all photographs, microscopic slides, and post-mortem x-rays reviewed by the autopsy performer during their examination or diagnosis of cause and manner of death
- Applies to autopsies conducted 90 days after the bill becomes law
- Updates gender-neutral language in county law section 677, subdivision 6, replacing "chairman" with "chairperson" and "his or her" with "their"
Legislative Description
Establishes the Terry Cooper autopsy accountability act requiring autopsy reports to include all photographs of the body, microscopic slides, and post-mortem x-rays taken by, at the direction of, or reviewed by the person performing the autopsy.
Last Action
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
5/21/2024
Committee Referrals
Local Government5/21/2024
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction5/10/2024
Full Bill Text
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