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South Carolina 2025-2026

H 4188

Coroners, disposition of unidentified or unclaimed remains

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
South Carolina
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2025-03-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-590, RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF UNIDENTIFIABLE DEAD BODIES BY CORONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR WHEN A BODY IS UNIDENTIFIABLE AND WHEN A BODY IS UNCLAIMED, AND TO AUTHORIZE CORONERS TO CREMATE SUCH REMAINS THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DISCOVERY. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act No. 145

  2. Effective date 05/15/26

  3. Signed By Governor

    executive-signature

  4. Ratified R 191

  5. Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0

  6. Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

  7. Debate adjourned

  8. Read third time and returned to House with amendments

    passage, reading-3

  9. Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0

  10. Read second time

    reading-2

  11. Amended

    amendment-passage

  12. Committee Amendment Adopted

    amendment-passage

  13. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  15. Introduced and read first time

    introduction, reading-1

  16. Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage, reading-3

  17. Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0

  18. Read second time

    reading-2

  19. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, C.Mitchell

  20. Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, B.L.Cox, Brewer, Ford, Davis, Robbins

  22. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

    referral-committee

  23. Introduced and read first time

    introduction, reading-1

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