Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB991: Regards coroner procedures after motor vehicle accident deaths
Status: Introduced, August 12, 2026
To amend sections 2108.25, 4501.80, and 4501.81 and to enact section 313.141 of the Revised Code regarding organ donation and family notification after a death resulting from a motor vehicle accident.
What the bill says
To amend sections 2108.25, 4501.80, and 4501.81 and to enact section 313.141 of the Revised Code regarding organ donation and family notification after a death resulting from a motor vehicle accident.
From the introduced text, August 12, 2026:
To amend sections 2108.25, 4501.80, and 4501.81 and to enact section 313.141 of the Revised Code regarding organ donation and family notification after a death resulting from a motor vehicle accident. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 2108.25, 4501.80, and 4501.81 be amended and section 313.141 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 313.141. (A) A coroner shall make a reasonable effort, including searching the next of kin database developed by the bureau of motor vehicles pursuant to section 4501.81 of the Revised Code, to promptly inform the following next of kin of an individual who died due to a motor vehicle accident of the option to request a private autopsy: (1) The surviving spouse of the decedent; (2) If there is no surviving spouse, any child of the decedent over eighteen years of age; (3) If there is no surviving spouse or child over eighteen years of age, any parent of the decedent; (4) If there is no surviving spouse, child over eighteen years of age, or parent of the decedent, any brother or sister of the decedent, whether of the whole or the half blood. (B) At the request of a decedent's next of kin, a coroner shall assist the next of kin in …
Sponsors
- Jason Stephens (R, 93) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced
Subjects: Health Care, Health and Human Services, State and Local Government, Local Government
Common questions
- What is HB991?
- HB991 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Regards coroner procedures after motor vehicle accident deaths.
- What does HB991 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 2108.25, 4501.80, and 4501.81 and to enact section 313.141 of the Revised Code regarding organ donation and family notification after a death resulting from a motor vehicle accident.
- What is the status of HB991?
- Introduced as of August 12, 2026. Latest action: Introduced (August 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB991?
- Jason Stephens (R, 93).
- Where is the official record for HB991?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb991
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