BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5089: Rural county coroners

Concerning funding rural county coroners and medical examiners.

Summary

  • Requires the Legislature to appropriate and disburse sufficient funds to cover increased costs related to county coroners to counties with a population under 40,000 for fiscal years 2025 through 2030.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5089), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Chapman (D-24)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to funding rural county coroners and medical examiners;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Chapman (D-24)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Local Government.
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5089 in other sessions

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