2023-2024 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
SB348: Notification of Suspicious or Unusual Deaths; individual had not been seen by a physician prior to death; revise the period
Legislative Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-16-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notification of suspicious or unusual deaths, court ordered medical examiner's inquiry, and written report of inquiry, so as to revise the period for which an individual had not been seen by a physician prior to death to be considered an unattended death; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
1/10/2024
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/11/2024
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
1/23/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
1/24/2024
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
1/30/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
1/30/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
Senate
1/31/2024
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/13/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
4/23/2024
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
4/23/2024
Act 477
Amendments
House Floor Amendment
Amend 1 AM 33 2048
1/30/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Passage: House Vote #682
3/11/2024
163
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #446
1/30/2024
52
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/23/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 8
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Ricky Williams
Republican