2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia 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

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/13/202477.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/30/202476.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/202474.5 KB