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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky House Bill 848 sets rules for requesting autopsies in non-coroner cases and shifts costs to requesters
Last action · March 10, 2026: to Health Services (H)Sponsor: Candy Massaroni
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky HB 848 allows individuals to request an autopsy from the state medical examiner when a death is not a , provided they submit written consent and pay the associated costs. The bill establishes a hierarchy of family members and responsible persons who can authorize such requests.
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.
Next of kin and spouses
They gain the legal authority to request autopsies in non-coroner cases but become personally responsible for paying the costs.
Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner
Must perform autopsies upon receiving proper written requests from authorized family members or responsible individuals.
Fiscal courts
Relieved of paying autopsy costs for requested non-coroner cases where the requesting party is responsible for payment.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can request an autopsy if a death is not a coroner's case?
Who pays for an autopsy requested in a non-coroner's case?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteeto Health Services (H)
- Mar 3, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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