Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1011: medical examiners; sudden infant death
Status: Vetoed, June 19, 2026
SB1011 - medical examiners; sudden infant death
What the bill says
An act amending section 11-597, arizona revised statutes; relating to the county medical examiner.
From the engrossed text, March 2, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 11-597, arizona revised statutes; relating to the county medical examiner. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 11-597, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to reports; exemption from liability A. The county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner shall conduct a death investigation to determine whether or not the public interest requires an external examination, autopsy or other special investigation. B. An external examination or autopsy is not required for deaths due to natural diseases that occur during surgical or anesthetic procedures unless the medical examiner or alternate medical examiner determines that an external examination or autopsy is necessary. C. In the determination of the need for an autopsy, the county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner may consider the request for an autopsy made by private persons or public officials. If the county attorney or a superior court judge of the county where the death occurred requests an autopsy, the county medical examiner shall perform the autopsy, or, in the case of an alternate medical examiner, an autopsy shall be performed by a forensic pathologist. D. A forensic pathologist shall perform an autopsy in cases of sudden and unexplained infant death in accordance with protocols adopted by the director of the department of health services. If the medical examiner or forensic pathologist determines …
Sponsors
- Janae Shamp (R, SD-029) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House third reading passed (32 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
Votes
- THIRD Passed (June 11, 2026): 32 yea, 23 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- GOV DP (March 25, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 17, 2026): 17 yea, 9 nay, passed
- HHS DP (January 21, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1011?
- SB1011 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): medical examiners; sudden infant death.
- What does SB1011 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 11-597, arizona revised statutes; relating to the county medical examiner.
- What is the status of SB1011?
- Vetoed as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1011?
- Janae Shamp (R, SD-029).
- Where is the official record for SB1011?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83586/?SessionId=130
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