CHAPTER 158
SB 76-FN - FINAL VERSION
02/09/2023 0419s
4May2023... 1432h
2023 SESSION
23-0974
04/07
SENATE BILL 76-FN
AN ACT relative to reporting of medico-legal deaths.
SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a criminal penalty for the failure to report certain deaths and discovery of bodies.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/09/2023 0419s
4May2023... 1432h 23-0974
04/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to reporting of medico-legal deaths.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
158:1 Short Title. This act shall be known as "Marilyn's law".
158:2 Criminal Code; Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses; Abuse of Corpse. RSA 644:7 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
644:7 Abuse of Corpse. For the purposes of this section, "corpse" includes any part of a human body in any stage of decomposition. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person knowingly fails to report the death of an individual or the finding of a corpse to a local law enforcement agency, or unlawfully removes, conceals, or destroys a corpse.
158:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.
Approved: July 28, 2023
Effective Date: January 01, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 8, 2023 | 2023-0419s |
| March 30, 2023 | 2023-1263h |
| April 26, 2023 | 2023-1432h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 9, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| March 30, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| April 19, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
Aug. 1, 2023: Signed by the Governor on 07/28/2023; Chapter 0158; Effective 01/01/2024
June 30, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20
June 30, 2023: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 16
June 30, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20
June 1, 2023: Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16
May 4, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1432h: MA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 3
May 4, 2023: Amendment # 2023-1432h: AA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 3
April 26, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1432h 04/19/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC)
March 21, 2023: Executive Session: 03/30/2023 09:00 am LOB 202-204
March 21, 2023: Public Hearing: 03/29/2023 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
March 20, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Feb. 9, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0419s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/09/2023; SJ 6
Feb. 9, 2023: Committee Amendment # 2023-0419s, AA, VV; 02/09/2023; SJ 6
Feb. 8, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0419s, 02/09/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9A
Jan. 19, 2023: Hearing: 01/24/2023, Room 100, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 7
Jan. 18, 2023: Introduced 01/05/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4