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
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- 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
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Local Government.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5089 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5089 (2023–24) Factory assembled structures
- SB 5089 (2021–22) Peace officer hiring & cert.
- SB 5089 (2019–20) Early learning access
- SB 5089 (2017–18) State facilities use
- SB 5089 (2015–16) Energy ind. act/clean energy
- SB 5089 (2013–14) Senior property tax programs
- SB 5089 (2011–12) Pub records request disputes
- SB 5089 (2009–10) Comm & tech colleges audit