The bill amends Arkansas law regarding the confidentiality of records related to a coroner's investigation. It establishes that records, files, and information gathered during such investigations are confidential and exempt from the Freedom of Information Act until the coroner issues a final report. Additionally, if the death is part of an ongoing law enforcement investigation, all reports and records related to the coroner's investigation will remain confidential until the investigation concludes.

Furthermore, the bill specifies that confidential medical information gathered during the investigation will remain exempt from public inspection, except when quoted in the final report. It also introduces a provision that records received by the coroner from the State Crime Laboratory regarding a decedent are privileged and confidential, aligning with existing confidentiality protections for State Crime Laboratory records.