HB 1201: Public Records
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Jacobs
Public Records; Revises definition of "medical examiner"; provides legal guardian or sibling access to photograph, video or audio recording of autopsy; provides that legal guardian or sibling shall be given reasonable notice of opportunity to be present & heard at any hearing on petition to view or make copy of such photograph or recording; provides exemption from public records requirements; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides retroactive applicability.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/5/2019 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 122 |
| 3/8/2019 | House |
• Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 377 |
| 5/3/2019 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee |