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Committee approves bill shifting decedent property duties from clerks to coroners
Summary
The Labor, Health & Social Services Committee advanced Senate File 75 to the floor after adopting an amendment that adds a "good faith" search requirement and a 180-day claim period; proceeds over $50 go to the state unclaimed property fund.
The Labor, Health & Social Services Committee voted to approve Senate File 75 on Feb. 14, moving the bill out of committee by voice and roll-call votes.
Senator Case, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the measure would transfer responsibility for the disposition of money and other property found on decedents without next of kin from clerks of district court to county coroners, and add procedural framework for valuation, notification and sale.
The bill responds to what supporters described as a mismatch between statutory language and local practice. “What this bill does is to provide for the disposition of property that is found on a decedent when there's no next of kin,” Senator Case said. He told the committee clerks of…
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