Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB7157: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES.
Status: Chaptered, June 24, 2025
What the bill says
An act concerning various revisions to the public health statutes. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 19a-411 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): (b) The report of examinations conducted by the Chief Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, an associate medical examiner or an authorized assistant medical examiner, and of the autopsy and other scientific findings may be made available to the public only through the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and in accordance with this section, section 1-210 and the regulations of the [commission] Commission on Medicolegal Investigations. Any person may obtain copies of such records upon such conditions and payment of such fees as may be prescribed by the commission, except that (1) no person with a legitimate interest in the records shall be denied access to such records, [and] (2) no person may be denied access to records concerning a person in the custody of the state at the time of death, and LCO No. 5596 1 of Raised Bill No. 7157 (3) no immediate family member of a minor child who is the subject of such records shall be charged a fee to obtain copies of such records. As used in this section, a "person in the custody of the state" …
Sponsors
- Brian Lanoue (R, 45) · primary sponsor
- Chris Stewart (R, 51)
- Irene Haines (R, 34)
- William Pizzuto (R, 71)
- Somers, Heather S. (R, 18)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Public Act 25-97
- : Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- : Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : In Concurrence
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Senate Calendar Number 586
- : House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 10027
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 336 (June 2, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 254 (May 31, 2026): 145 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 336 (June 2, 2025): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 254 (May 31, 2025): 145 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB7157?
- HB7157 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES.
- What does HB7157 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning various revisions to the public health statutes. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB7157?
- Chaptered as of June 24, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (June 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB7157?
- Brian Lanoue (R, 45), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7157?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB07157&which_year=2025
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