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SF 602Died when the session ended · March 10, 2025

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

Sponsored by Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D)

Topics:State governmentHealth care

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedMarch 10, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeMarch 13, 2025
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary If a brain autopsy finds new information about why someone died, the Department of Health and Human Services will create a way to update their death certificate. People can request these changes without going to court as long as they apply within 10 years of the death. The state cannot charge a fee for making these updates to the certificate.1

Read the official explanation

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. A modification and substitution of a death certificate shall not require a court order if a person applies for the modification and substitution within 10 years of the date of the decedent’s death.41, and prohibits the state from charging a fee for a modification and substitution of the death certificate. The bill directs HHS to adopt rules to implement the bill.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named March 13, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§144.26

How the Code works3