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Senate amends statute to allow mortuary employees to serve coroners part time

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Senate Bill 11‑21 passed the Senate on Feb. 28; the bill removes language that prohibited mortuary employees from holding coroner roles in counties with populations over 20,000, allowing mortuary employees to serve part time for coroners while keeping restrictions on proprietors and licensed morticians.

The Idaho Senate on Feb. 28 passed Senate Bill 11‑21, a targeted statutory change permitting employees of mortuaries to assist coroners on a part‑time basis. The bill passed the Senate and will be transmitted to the House.

Sponsor Senator Harris said current law prevented mortuary employees from…

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