WA SB6101

County legislative authorities must appoint coroners rather than holding elections for the position, with currently elected coroners allowed to complete their terms before transitioning to appointed positions

Counties with populations of 250,000 or more may replace the coroner office with a medical examiner system, and any county may enter interlocal agreements with adjoining counties for coroner or medical examiner services

Coroners, medical examiners, and medicolegal investigative personnel must complete medicolegal forensic investigation training within 12 months of appointment (18 months for part-time personnel)

Removes coroner from the list of officials required to provide surety bonds and updates salary provisions to allow county legislative authorities to set coroner compensation, including per-case payment options for smaller counties

Declared an emergency measure taking effect immediately upon passage