Existing law requires a postmortem examination or autopsy that is conducted at the discretion of the coroner to include certain procedures, including, among others, taking available fingerprints and palm prints and a dental examination including dental charts and dental X-rays, as specified. Existing law requires the coroner to prepare a final report of investigation containing information collected pursuant to the postmortem examination or autopsy. Existing law, subject to exception, prohibits cremation or burying of an unidentified deceased person until the jaws and other tissue samples are retained by the coroner.
California SB 1066 (20132014) — Missing or unidentified persons.
Existing law requires a postmortem examination or autopsy that is conducted at the discretion of the coroner to include certain procedures, including, among others, taking available fingerprints and palm prints and a dental examination including dental charts and dental X-rays, as specified. Existing law requires the coroner to prepare a final report of investigation containing information collected pursuant to the postmortem examination or autopsy. Existing law, subject to exception, prohibits cremation or burying of an unidentified deceased person until the jaws and other tissue samples are retained by the coroner.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1066 Galgiani Concurrence — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1066 Galgiani Senate Third Reading By QUIRK-SILVA — 78–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Galgiani — primary (person)
Gaines — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2014-02-27 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2014-04-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-10 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-04-17 Set for hearing April 29.
2014-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3311.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-05-02 Set for hearing May 12.
2014-05-12 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3708.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-05-27 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3650.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-06-05 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2014-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-07-02 From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-07-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-04 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-07 From consent calendar.
2014-08-07 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-18 Read third time and amended. (Page 6124.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6218.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-20 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-28 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4935.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-04 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2014-09-18 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-18 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 437, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ddb49bea-8968-4b47-bf88-86d68ea6da21. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).