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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 602: Relating to modification and substitution of a death certificate based on information obtained from a brain autopsy

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to modification and substitution of a death certificate based on information obtained from a brain autopsy. The bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to establish procedures to allow for a modification and substitution of a death certificate when a brain autopsy performed by a person or laboratory licensed or authorized by the state to perform an autopsy, or by an accredited medical school located in the United States, provides additional information regarding conditions that may have contributed to a decedent’s death.

Sponsors

Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 13, 2025

  • Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. March 10, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
  2. March 13, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Costello and Trone Garriott

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF602