SB207
SUDP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner, protocol in referring cases involving manner of death, etc.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB207)
Chief Patron:
Stella Pekarsky (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy; protocol; information; training.
Requires the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to take certain actions upon the finding that an individual died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), defined in the bill. The bill directs the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on SUDEP and a SUDEP death investigation ... (More) form on its website. Additionally, the bill requires the Chief Medical Examiner and local medical examiners to complete training in the investigation of SUDEP on a triennial basis. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100765D
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB207)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26105824D-S1
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107388D-S2
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute rejected
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB207)
