Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont S210: An act relating to access to autopsy reports
Status: Signed into law, April 23, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to access to autopsy reports. (S.210) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
From the chaptered text, April 22, 2026:
An act relating to access to autopsy reports. (S.210) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 505 is amended to AUTOPSY REPORTS (a) When a Superior judge or the Attorney General orders an autopsy on the body of a person, as provided in section 504 of this title, the Superior judge or the Attorney General shall direct that such autopsy shall be made by the Chief Medical Examiner, or under the Chief Medical Examiner's direction, unless, for good cause shown, such judge or the Attorney General otherwise directs. (b)(1) The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall disclose a decedent's autopsy report to the decedent's personal representative in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-191, and its associated regulations, including to the courtappointed executor or administrator of the decedent's estate and the decedent's heir at law, as determined by 14 V.S.A. chapter 42. Nothing in this subdivision is intended to preclude disclosure of a decedent's autopsy report to other individuals as authorized by federal law. (2)(A) An individual who is not authorized to receive the autopsy report pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection (b) may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court for a copy of the autopsy report. The …
Sponsors
- Ruth Hardy (D, Addison District) · primary sponsor
- Martine Gulick (D, Chittenden-Central District)
- Virginia Lyons (D, Chittenden-Southeast District)
Latest actions
- : Senate Message: Signed by Governor [April 22, 2026]
- : Signed by Governor on [April 22, 2026]
- : Delivered to Governor on [April 16, 2026]
- : Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in
- : As passed by Senate and House
- : House proposal of amendment concurred in
- : House proposal of amendment; text
- : House proposal of amendment
- : House proposal of amendment
- : Entered on Notice Calendar
Common questions
- What is S210?
- S210 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): An act relating to access to autopsy reports.
- What does S210 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to access to autopsy reports. (S.210) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
- What is the status of S210?
- Signed into law as of April 23, 2026. Latest action: Senate Message: Signed by Governor [April 22, 2026] (April 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S210?
- Ruth Hardy (D, Addison District), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S210?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/S.210
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