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House Bill 298 |
House Author: Larson et al. |
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Effective: Vetoed |
Senate Sponsor: Campbell |
House Bill 298 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to entitle a parent of a deceased child to view the child's body before a justice of the peace or the medical examiner, as applicable, for the county in which the death occurred assumes control over the body; to prohibit a parent of a deceased child from viewing the body after such a justice of the peace or medical examiner assumes control over the body unless the parent first obtains the consent of the justice or examiner or a person acting on behalf of the justice or examiner; and to set out requirements applicable to the viewing of the body of a deceased child whose death is determined to be subject to an inquest.
Governor's Reason for Veto: "I have signed Senate Bill 239, authored by Senator Donna Campbell, which contains language identical to House Bill 298."