MA S1261

Bill

MA S1261

To promote public safety and certainty related to child deaths

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
12/30/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to promote public safety and certainty related to child deaths. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote public safety and certainty related to child deaths. It amends Chapter 38 of the General Laws to require that in the case of a death of a child under the age of two, the findings and report of the medical examiner performing the autopsy to determine the cause of death, as well as any changes to the autopsy report, must be subject to review and approval by the chief medical examiner.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Cindy Friedman (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (on 12/30/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1261

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1261	03/01/2019
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1261.pdf	03/01/2019

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3352	Protecting children	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
S1253	Requiring the Chief Medical Examiner to provide certain information in substance use-related deaths	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S1364	Resolve providing for investigating construction practices and their impact on firefighter deaths	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1542	Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters	Accompanied H2378	Similar To
S1588	Providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States	Accompanied H2380	Similar To
S1731	Abolishing the death tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
S2332	Authorizing the city of Everett to provide certain death, retirement and medical benefits to the widow and children of deceased firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr.	Enacted and laid before the Governor	Similar To
S958	Relative to the wrongful death or injury of animal companions	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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