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Currently Died in returning Messages. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.

Procedural history

17 actions
  1. Feb 26, 2026Senate
    Retained on Special Order Calendar
  2. Feb 25, 2026Senate
    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
  3. Feb 25, 2026Senate
    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4. Feb 24, 2026Senate
    CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
  5. Feb 24, 2026Senate
    Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. Feb 24, 2026Senate
    CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Show 11 earlier actions
  1. Feb 19, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  2. Feb 2, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
  3. Jan 21, 2026Senate
    Now in Fiscal Policy
  4. Jan 21, 2026SenateCommittee
    Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  5. Jan 16, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  6. Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Introduced
  7. Jan 12, 2026Senate
    Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  8. Jan 12, 2026SenateCommittee
    Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  9. Jan 5, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  10. Dec 1, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  11. Nov 17, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The bill would have changed how district medical examiners are appointed, how insurance applicants undergo background checks, and how law enforcement agencies manage records, but it failed to pass the legislature.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

District medical examiners

The bill would have changed the appointment and removal authority for their positions.

Insurance licensees and applicants

They would have been subject to new fingerprinting and background check requirements managed by the Department of Financial Services or the Office of Insurance Regulation.

Law enforcement agencies

They would have been required to collect and submit fingerprints for individuals subject to immigration detainers.

Certified law enforcement officers

The bill would have changed the notification process for administrative complaints served against them.

What changed

Last recorded activity November 17, 2025.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill would have reorganized the Medical Examiners Commission, updated fingerprinting requirements for insurance licensees, and mandated new data collection for s. It also sought to shift various training responsibilities from the Department of Law Enforcement to the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

Did this bill become law?
No, the bill died in the legislative process during the exchange of messages between the House and Senate.
How would this have changed medical examiner appointments?
The bill would have removed the Governor's role in appointing district medical examiners, giving that authority to the Medical Examiners Commission instead.
What would have happened to immigration detainer records?
Law enforcement agencies would have been required to submit fingerprints of qualifying offenders under s to the Department of Law Enforcement, which would then maintain those records.

Why It Matters

The bill would have changed how district medical examiners are appointed, how insurance applicants undergo background checks, and how law enforcement agencies manage records, but it failed to pass the legislature.

News Coverage

Lobbying Activity

ADOBE INC

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2026

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IT Modernization and Digital Service delivery issues; Digital Service Delivery IT Acquisition, and Content Authenticity and digital provenance issues; Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI); artificial intelligence; content provenance; privacy; technology in and competition issues; AI innovation and the economy; Content provenance and AI Labelling; IT modernization; Support for H.R. 9112 - CREATOR Act

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

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Voting Record

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Centralization of Training Oversight

The bill consistently attempted to move training development responsibilities from the Department of Law Enforcement to the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, suggesting a push for greater independence in training standards.

Connected Entities

organizationFiscal PolicyCommittee reviewing the billMap →
dollar_amount37Building number for Senate BuildingMap →
bill_numberHB 1234Bill referenceMap →
locationKnott BuildingLocation of committee meetingsMap →
dollar_amount18Number of votes in favorMap →
organizationCriminal JusticeCommittee reviewing the billMap →
locationSenate BuildingLocation of committee meetingsMap →
dollar_amount412Building number for Knott BuildingMap →
organizationAppropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil JusticeCommittee reviewing the billMap →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

0–100
  • Significance65
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy40
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment10
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz20
    Current news / social attention level

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