California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2457 — Autopsy: electronic image systems.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 136, Statutes of 2016.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law makes it the duty of a coroner to inquire into and determine the circumstances, manner, and cause of deaths under prescribed conditions, including deaths under such circumstances as to afford a reasonable ground to suspect that the death was caused by the criminal act of another. Existing law provides for the execution of a certificate of religious belief stating that postmortem anatomical dissection or specified procedures would violate the religious convictions of the person, and, except as specified, prohibits a coroner from performing the procedure. Existing law requires a postmortem examination or autopsy to include certain procedures, including, among others, taking available fingerprints and palm prints and a dental examination including dental charts and dental X-rays, as specified. Existing law authorizes the postmortem examination or autopsy of the unidentified body or remains to include full body X-rays. This bill, except as specified, would authorize a coroner, medical examiner, or other agency required to perform an autopsy in a death under those prescribed conditions to use an electronic image system, including, but not limited to, an X-ray computed tomography scanning system, to fulfill specified postmortem examination or autopsy requirements. The bill would prohibit a coroner, medical examiner, or other agency performing an autopsy in a death under those prescribed conditions from using an electronic image system to conduct the autopsy in any investigation where the circumstances surrounding the death afford a reasonable basis to suspect that the death was caused by or related to the criminal act of another and it is necessary to collect evidence for presentation in a court of law. The bill would require a dissection autopsy to be performed to determine the cause and manner of death if the results of an autopsy performed using electronic imaging provides the basis to suspect that the death was caused by or related to the criminal act of another and it is necessary to collect evidence for presentation in a court of law. The bill would allow an autopsy to be conducted using an X-ray computed tomography scanning system without regard to the existence of a properly-executed certificate of religious belief.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 136, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5639.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4644.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14).

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  10. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4464.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 5).

  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  18. Read first time.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  20. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2457 BLOOM Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Not Voting
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 3000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pan — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2457 BLOOM Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chang — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chau — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Campos — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety healthcare technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2457 do?
Existing law makes it the duty of a coroner to inquire into and determine the circumstances, manner, and cause of deaths under prescribed conditions, including deaths under such circumstances as to afford a reasonable ground to suspect that the death was caused by the criminal act of another. Existing law provides for the execution of a certificate of religious belief stating that postmortem anatomical dissection or specified procedures would violate the religious convictions of the person, and, except as specified, prohibits a coroner from performing the procedure. Existing law requires a postmortem examination or autopsy to include certain procedures, including, among others, taking available fingerprints and palm prints and a dental examination including dental charts and dental X-rays, as specified. Existing law authorizes the postmortem examination or autopsy of the unidentified body or remains to include full body X-rays. This bill, except as specified, would authorize a coroner, medical examiner, or other agency required to perform an autopsy in a death under those prescribed conditions to use an electronic image system, including, but not limited to, an X-ray computed tomography scanning system, to fulfill specified postmortem examination or autopsy requirements. The bill would prohibit a coroner, medical examiner, or other agency performing an autopsy in a death under those prescribed conditions from using an electronic image system to conduct the autopsy in any investigation where the circumstances surrounding the death afford a reasonable basis to suspect that the death was caused by or related to the criminal act of another and it is necessary to collect evidence for presentation in a court of law. The bill would require a dissection autopsy to be performed to determine the cause and manner of death if the results of an autopsy performed using electronic imaging provides the basis to suspect that the death was caused by or related to the criminal act of another and it is necessary to collect evidence for presentation in a court of law. The bill would allow an autopsy to be conducted using an X-ray computed tomography scanning system without regard to the existence of a properly-executed certificate of religious belief.
Who sponsors AB 2457?
AB 2457 is sponsored by Bloom.
What is the current status of AB 2457?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.
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