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AB-585 • 2026

Electronic death registration system.

Electronic death registration system.

Healthcare Technology
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Sponsor
Patterson
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Died - Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Electronic Death Registration System

This law requires the State Registrar to upgrade the electronic system used to record deaths using updated technology and allows physicians, medical examiners, and local registrars to access it.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the State Registrar to use updated technology for death records.
  • Includes computer programs and mobile telephone applications in the registration system.
  • Gives physicians, medical examiners, and local registrars access to the electronic system.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Registrar
  • Physicians
  • Medical examiners
  • Local registrars

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state when this law will take effect.
  • The source does not list specific costs for upgrading the technology.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Died - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Electronic death registration system.