WA HB2094

County legislative authorities must appoint coroners rather than hold elections, with currently elected coroners allowed to serve until their terms expire

Counties with populations of 250,000 or more may replace the coroner office with an appointed medical examiner system

Removes coroner from the list of county officials requiring election bonds (previously set at minimum $5,000)

Appointed coroners and medical examiners must complete medicolegal forensic investigation training within 12 months of appointment

Declared an emergency measure taking effect immediately upon passage