SB 17-223

Senate Bill 17-223 moves certain laws about handling dead bodies and organ donations from one part of Colorado’s legal books to another, making it easier for these rules to be found. The bill also makes some updates to ensure the new location is accurate and useful. It affects anyone involved in managing unclaimed or donated human remains. Since the status says "signed," this means the governor has approved the bill, so the changes are now official law in Colorado.

Official Summary

Committee on Legal Services. Current law directs the office of legislative legal services to study the organizational recodification of title 12 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, which relates to professions and occupations. To implement the initial recommendations of the study: Section 1 of the bill relocates parts 1 and 2 of article 34 of title 12 of the Colorado Revised Statutes related to anatomical gift and unclaimed human bodies to new parts 2 and 3 of article 19 of title 15, Colorado Revised Statutes; Sections 2 through 20 of the bill make conforming amendments; and Section 21 repeals article 34 of title 12, Colorado Revised Statutes.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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