CS/SB 1550 (2022) -  Public Records/Autopsy Reports of Minors

General Bill by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and Perry (CO-SPONSORS) Book
Public Records/Autopsy Reports of Minors: Citing this act as the “Rex and Brody Reinhart Act”; creating an exemption from public records requirements for autopsy reports of minors whose deaths were related to acts of domestic violence; requiring that certain surviving parents of a minor child whose death was related to domestic violence be given notice of petitions to view or copy the minor child’s autopsy report and of the opportunity to be present and heard at the related hearings under certain circumstances; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/25/22 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1513 Subject: Public Records/Autopsy Reports of Child Victims of Domestic Violence Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 1/26/2022 9:52:23 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 1/24/2022 9:55:56 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 223 Time: 01/26/2022 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 01/26/2022 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/25/2022 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 218 Time: 01/25/2022 - 11:40 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/25/22, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 01/20/2022 - 1:33 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 134 Time: 01/18/2022 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 134 Time: 01/12/2022 - 11:32 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/05/2022 - 3:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
406.135 CS/HB 1513