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SB 892 Overdoses; establishes an affirmative defense to prosecution of an individual, etc., safe reporting.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Safe reporting of overdoses. Establishes an affirmative defense to prosecution of an individual for (i) simple possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, or controlled paraphernalia; (ii) intoxication in public; or (iii) the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumption of alcohol if such individual sought or obtained emergency medical attention for himself or for another individual because of a drug-related or alcohol-related overdose and if the evidence for the charge was obtained as a result of the individual seeking or obtaining emergency medical attention. The bill provides that the affirmative defense may only be invoked by an individual who (a) remains at the scene of the overdose or at any location to which he is transported for emergency medical attention until a law-enforcement officer responds to the report of an overdose or, if no law-enforcement officer is present at either the scene or the other location, cooperates with law enforcement, (b) identifies himself to the responding law-enforcement officer, and (c) cooperates, upon request, with any criminal investigation reasonably related to the drug or alcohol that resulted in the overdose. No individual may assert this affirmative defense if the emergency medical attention sought or obtained was during the execution of a search warrant or during the conduct of a lawful search or a lawful arrest. This bill is identical to HB 1500.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102035D pdf
- 01/28/15 Senate: Printed as engrossed 15102035D-E pdf
- 02/11/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105004D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conference substitute printed 15105528D-S1 pdf
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB892ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0418) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102035D
- 01/07/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/15 Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/15 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/28/15 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/28/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB892E
- 01/28/15 Senate: Printed as engrossed 15102035D-E
- 01/29/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/15 House: Read first time
- 02/06/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105004D-H1
- 02/12/15 House: Read second time
- 02/13/15 House: Read third time
- 02/13/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15105004D-H1
- 02/13/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB892H1
- 02/13/15 House: Passed House with substitute (90-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 4-N)
- 02/17/15 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (3-Y 34-N)
- 02/18/15 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/18/15 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/20/15 Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/15 Senate: Senators: Petersen, Stuart, Garrett
- 02/23/15 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/15 House: Delegates: Gilbert, Bell, Robert B., Carr
- 02/26/15 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conference substitute printed 15105528D-S1
- 02/26/15 House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/15 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N)
- 02/27/15 Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/15 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB892ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
- 03/10/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/23/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 418 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0418)