2025 bills / H.B. 493

H.B. 493 Medical Examiner Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. Raymond P. Ward · carried in the Senate by Sen. Keven J. Stratton

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

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This bill changes Utah laws about death certificates and about permits that allow a dead body to be made unavailable for a postmortem investigation. The official description does not say what the changes are, and it also makes some technical and conforming edits.

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Official description
  • amends provisions related to death certificates
  • amends provisions related to permits to render a dead body unavailable for postmortem investigation
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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