# Vermont S.210: An act relating to access to autopsy reports Vermont S.210, An act relating to access to autopsy reports, is a 2025-2026 Session Senate bill sponsored by Ruth E Hardy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-23 (Senate Message: Signed by Governor April 22, 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S210-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Vermont S.210 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to access to autopsy reports - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-04-23, Senate Message: Signed by Governor April 22, 2026 - Sponsor: Ruth E Hardy (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More access to Vermont autopsy reports: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Vermont’s medical examiner’s office must give autopsy reports to the deceased person’s personal representative. This includes a court-appointed estate executor or administrator, or an heir under Vermont inheritance law. Disclosure must follow federal health privacy rules, ca… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ruth E Hardy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-23: Senate Message: Signed by Governor April 22, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Signed by Governor on April 22, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Delivered to Governor on April 16, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in (Senate) - 2026-04-08: As passed by Senate and House (Senate) - 2026-04-08: House proposal of amendment concurred in (Senate) - 2026-04-08: House proposal of amendment; text (Senate) - 2026-04-08: House proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-07: House proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2026-04-03: House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment (House) - 2026-04-02: Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (House) - 2026-04-02: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House) - 2026-04-01: Third Reading ordered (House) - 2026-04-01: Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to (House) - 2026-04-01: Rep. Steady of Milton reported for the Committee on Human Services (House) - 2026-04-01: Read second time (House) - 2026-04-01: Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2026-03-31: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2026-02-27: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 3rd time & passed (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Unfinished Business/Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-02-24: New Business/Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: 3rd reading ordered (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-07: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enacted (ACT 83)Opens in a new window, 2026-05-01: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT083/ACT083%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - House Proposal of Amendment, 2026-04-03: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 House proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2026-04-03: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 House Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by the Senate, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 As passed by the Senate Official.pdf) - As Passed by the Senate (Unofficial), 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 As Passed by the Senate Unofficial.pdf) - As Introduced, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related bills - S.232: An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries (signed) - S.202: An act relating to plug-in photovoltaic devices (signed) - S.212: An act relating to potable water supply and wastewater system connections (signed) - S.197: An act relating to reform for primary care (signed) - S.198: An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes (signed) - S.214: An act relating to the provision of prekindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts (signed) ## Sources - [As Enacted (ACT 83)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT083/ACT083%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - [House Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 House proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - [House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 House Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by the Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 As passed by the Senate Official.pdf) - [As Passed by the Senate (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 As Passed by the Senate Unofficial.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0210/S-0210 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related - [S.232: An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S232-2026) - [S.202: An act relating to plug-in photovoltaic devices](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S202-2026) - [S.212: An act relating to potable water supply and wastewater system connections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S212-2026) - [S.197: An act relating to reform for primary care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S197-2026) - [S.198: An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S198-2026) - [S.214: An act relating to the provision of prekindergarten education in geographically…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S214-2026) - [Vermont bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont/bills) - [Vermont state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S210-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).