Appropriates $2 million in recurring funds for the 2023-24 fiscal year and $2 million in recurring funds for the 2024-25 fiscal year from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), allocated to Union County, for operational costs and equipment associated with the establishment of a county-operated regional autopsy center serving Anson, Cabarrus, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly, and Union counties. Requires Union County to notify DHHS, the Fiscal Research Division, and the specified NCGA committees when the regional autopsy center funded by this section becomes operational. Upon receiving this notification, requires OCME to enter into a contract with Union County pursuant to which (1) the regional autopsy center agrees to provide independent forensic pathology services in the specified counties and (2) OCME agrees to reimburse Union County for each autopsy performed by the regional autopsy center in an amount equivalent to the fee authorized by GS 130A-389 (specifying autopsy fees).

Requires Union County to submit a progress report to the specified NCGA committees by December 1, 2023, and December 1, 2024.

Effective July 1, 2023.