A bill that would have would have kept autopsy records of child domestic violence victims private, failed to advance in the Senate before the end of the legislative session

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Published: Mar. 16, 2022 at 2:26 AM EDT
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB) - Despite passing unanimously in the statehouse, a bill named after Rex and Brody Reinhart failed to advance in the Senate before the end of the legislative session.

House Bill 1513 didn’t make it past the rules committee.

The bill, sponsored by Representative Chuck Clemons, would have kept autopsy records of child domestic violence victims private.

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Minde Reinhart spoke in support of the bill while it was being considered in the House.

Her two sons were killed at the hands of their father in May of last year.

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