New Mexico bill requires autopsies and reporting for sudden unexpected deaths of young persons under twenty

Original title: SUDDEN UNEXPECTED YOUNG PERSON DEATH REPORTS

Last action · January 29, 2026: Not PrintedSponsors: Gail Armstrong and 4 others

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What This Bill Proposed

House Bill 235 requires mandatory autopsies, including microscopic and , immunization record reviews, and case registry reporting, for sudden unexpected deaths of individuals under twenty years of age.

Why it matters

Changes investigative and reporting procedures for coroners and medical officials handling young persons' deaths, affecting state vital statistics record-keeping and public health surveillance timelines.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

state registrar

Must receive reports on sudden unexpected deaths of young persons and coordinate with case registries.

Directly affected

medical investigators and pathologists

Must perform mandatory autopsies incorporating microscopic studies, toxicologic studies, and immunization record reviews for qualifying deaths.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What age group does House Bill 235 cover?

The bill covers individuals younger than twenty years of age for sudden unexpected deaths, including infants younger than one year.

What specific examinations are required during the autopsy?

Autopsies must include microscopic and , a review of medical and immunization records, and a report on any immunizations given within ninety days of death.

Where are these sudden unexpected deaths required to be reported?

They must be reported to the and the sudden unexpected infant death and sudden death in the young case registry.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

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Jan 29, 2026New Mexico Legislature
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