North DakotaHB 11162025 Regular SessionHouse

AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 4 of section 23-01-05.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the disclosure of an autopsy report; and to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 11-19.1-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorizing the coroner and the state forensic examiner to disclose autopsy reports to the department of corrections and rehabilitation.

Sponsored By: House Judiciary

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Bill Overview

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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

More autopsy access for corrections officials

Reports of death, autopsy reports, and related notes, photos, and recordings stay confidential. Coroners may share them for an investigation, inquest, or prosecution, and may let the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inspect them. Coroners must send a copy of each autopsy report to the state forensic examiner, and may release a report of death under the same rules that govern the examiner. The state forensic examiner may give autopsy reports to Corrections when the person who died was an inmate in a county, regional, or state facility. Any sharing of autopsy photos, video, or audio must follow state limits on releasing such images.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • House Judiciary

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 139 • No: 0

Senate vote 3/7/2025

Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0

Yes: 46 • No: 0

House vote 1/15/2025

Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0

Yes: 93 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14

    3/19/2025House
  2. Signed by Governor 03/14

    3/18/2025House
  3. Sent to Governor

    3/13/2025House
  4. Signed by Speaker

    3/13/2025House
  5. Signed by President

    3/12/2025Senate
  6. Returned to House

    3/10/2025House
  7. Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0

    3/7/2025Senate
  8. Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0

    3/7/2025Senate
  9. Committee Hearing 10:15

    2/10/2025Senate
  10. Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee

    2/5/2025Senate
  11. Received from House

    1/16/2025Senate
  12. Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0

    1/15/2025House
  13. Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1

    1/14/2025House
  14. Committee Hearing 02:42

    1/14/2025House
  15. Committee Hearing 01:00

    1/8/2025House
  16. Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee

    1/7/2025House

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