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Yes: 85 • No: 16
IdahoS 11012025 regular legislative sessionSenateWALLET
CORONERS – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to revise and establish provisions regarding the duties of county coroners.
Sponsored By: JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
CORONERS
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Parents get notice before child autopsies
Beginning July 1, 2025, coroners can call an Idaho-authorized forensic pathologist to examine remains and assess the cause of death. A coroner or prosecutor can order a forensic autopsy when needed to determine the cause accurately and scientifically. Before an ordered autopsy of someone under 18, the coroner must give the parent or guardian written notice. It must describe the autopsy and how the body is expected to look afterward. Notice is not required when the parent or guardian cannot reasonably be identified or found.
Coroners must investigate more death circumstances
Beginning July 1, 2025, Idaho coroners must investigate reported deaths that meet the law’s listed conditions. These include suspected homicide, suicide, accidents, suspicious or unexplained deaths, and suspected unlawful drug use or chemical misuse. They also include deaths in custody, deaths of state wards, suspected work-related deaths, and possible public-health threats. Other triggers cover unattended deaths outside current physician or hospice care and remains that cannot be identified scientifically or visually. A child’s death requires investigation when reasonable, specific suspicion exists that no known disease explains it. Coroners determine or certify the cause and manner of death, control remains for the investigation, and review medical and background information. Their authority covers bodies, body parts, and remains after cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction. When no physician attended the death and a physician cannot certify its cause, the coroner must investigate. Law enforcement handles the criminal investigation; both agencies must exchange their investigation reports.
Coroners face ongoing training requirements
Beginning July 1, 2025, Idaho county coroners must complete 24 hours of continuing education every two calendar years for certification. The Idaho State Association of County Coroners must provide or sponsor courses and monitor compliance. A nationally recognized certifying body must approve the courses. This provides ongoing training while adding required coursework for coroners.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Douglas T. Pickett
Republican • House
Melissa Wintrow
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/10/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 60 • No: 6
Senate vote • 2/26/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 25 • No: 10
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor on 03/18/25 Session Law Chapter 96 Effective: 07/01/2025
3/19/2025Reported delivered to Governor at 3:50 p.m. on 03/12/25
3/13/2025Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
3/12/2025Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
3/12/2025HouseReported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
3/11/2025SenateReturned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
3/11/2025SenateRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 60-6-4
3/10/2025HouseRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
3/7/2025HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
3/6/2025HouseRead First Time, Referred to Local Government
2/27/2025HouseReceived from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2/27/2025HouseRead third time in full – PASSED - 25-10-0
2/26/2025SenateRead second time; filed for Third Reading
2/19/2025SenateReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2/18/2025SenateReported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
2/11/2025SenateIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
2/10/2025Senate
Bill Text
Bill Text
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