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TX HB5131
Bill
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rafael Anchia
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AI Summary
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Requires counties with a population of more than one million to establish and maintain an office of medical examiner, lowering the current threshold from 2.5 million
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Allows counties with a population of less than one million to optionally establish and maintain a medical examiner's office
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Permits two or more counties, regardless of population size, to enter into agreements to create medical examiner districts and jointly operate a shared medical examiner's office
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Requires that counties forming a medical examiner district must together form a continuous geographic area covering the entire area of all participating counties
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the establishment of the office of medical examiner in certain counties.
Health
Last Action
Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
4/7/2025