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Authors Cervantes  
Subject County of Riverside: separation of county offices: in-custody reports.
Relating To relating to local government.
Title An act to add Section 24309 to the Government Code, relating to local government.
Last Action Dt 2026-03-25
State Amended Senate
Status In Committee Process
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Bill Actions
2026-03-26     Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-03-26     Withdrawn from committee.
2026-03-25     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2026-03-04     Referred to Com. on E.M.
2026-02-23     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-23     Read first time.
2026-02-20     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2026-03-25
Introduced     2026-02-20
Analyses TBD
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Existing law generally regulates the government of counties. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to consolidate the duties of various county offices in various combinations, including combining the duties of the sheriff and the coroner. Existing law also authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to separate the duties of consolidated offices.

This bill would require the board of supervisors for the County of Riverside to separate the offices of sheriff and coroner by July 1, 2027. The bill would require the county’s board of supervisors to take certain actions with respect to medicolegal death investigation services. The bill would prohibit a person other than the county’s coroner or a medical examiner from signing specified documents. The bill would require the county to publish specified information regarding in-custody persons on its internet website.