HB4078

Health: medical examiners; requirements for an investigation of the cause and manner of death; modify. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 1953 PA 181 (MCL 52.202 & 52.203). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4077'25

Complete·3/18/26

Modifies requirements for investigations of the cause and manner of death by county medical examiners.

The bill amends the Michigan Public Health Code to modify the requirements for investigations of the cause and manner of death by county medical examiners. It specifies that a county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner must investigate the cause and manner of death in cases where the individual dies by violence, unexpectedly, without medical attendance, or as the result of an abortion.

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Roll Call Votes

36 Yea

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0 Nay

1 Absent

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Calendar

Nov 12, 2025

12:00 PM

Senate Health Policy

Oct 29, 2025

12:30 PM

Senate Health Policy

History

Mar 18

House

Approved By The Governor 03/17/2026 10:32 Am

Mar 18

House

Filed With Secretary Of State 03/17/2026 01:17 Pm

Mar 18

House

Assigned Pa 004'26 With Immediate Effect