Florida 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 1850 — Public Records/Photograph, Video, Audio Recording of an Autopsy Held by a Medical Examiner

Last action — Died in Rules

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Florida Senate - 2018 SB 1850 By Senator Stewart 13-01538C-18 20181850__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
Florida Senate - 2018 CS for SB 1850 By the Committee on Health Policy;
and Senator Stewart 588-02613-18 20181850c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;
providing an exemption from public records requirements for a specified time after the date of death or after a certain notification occurs for an autopsy report or a related written record held by a medical examiner which personally identifies the deceased;
providing an exemption from public records requirements for a specified time after the medical examiner has completed the autopsy report;
25 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
27 Section 1. Subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section 406.135, Florida Statutes, are amended, present subsections (6) through (8) of that section are redesignated as (7) through (9), respectively, present subsections (6) and (8) are amended, and a new subsection (6) is added to that section, to read:
25 Section 1. Subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section 406.135, Florida Statutes, are amended, present subsections (6) through (8) of that section are redesignated as (7) through (9), respectively, present subsections (6) and (8) are amended, and a new subsection (6) is added to that section, to read:
I of the State Constitution for the earlier of 10 days after the date of death or immediately after law enforcement notifies a surviving spouse, parent, legal guardian, or adult child of the deceased of any request to obtain the autopsy report, written record, or name of the deceased person.
I of the State Constitution for 10 days after the medical examiner has completed the report, except that a surviving spouse may view and copy the records.
If there is no surviving spouse, the surviving parents or legal guardians shall have access to such records.
If there is no surviving spouse, parent, or legal guardian, an adult child shall have access to such records.
24(a), Article I of the State Constitution for 10 days after the date of death or until the family has been notified by law enforcement.
24(a), Article I of the State Constitution for 10 days after the medical examiner has completed the report.
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Action History

  1. Died in Rules

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Now in Rules

  4. Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

  5. On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/13/18, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building

  6. Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

  7. CS by Health Policy read 1st time

  8. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  9. CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  10. On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/30/18, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  11. Introduced

  12. Referred to Health Policy; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

  13. Filed

Sponsors

  • Stewart · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Stewart

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Republican 1000
Democrat 0001
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Galvano — Yea
Rader — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Stargel — Not Voting
Stewart — Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Not Voting
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Who sponsors SB 1850?
SB 1850 is sponsored by Stewart.
What is the current status of SB 1850?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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