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SB 864 Comprehensive harm reduction programs; public health emergency, repeals sunset provision.
Introduced by: Todd E. Pillion | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Comprehensive harm reduction programs; public health emergency; repeal sunset. Repeals the sunset on the program established in 2017 that allows the Commissioner of Health to establish and operate local or regional comprehensive harm reduction programs during a declared public health emergency that include a provision for the distribution of sterile hypodermic needles and syringes and the disposal of used hypodermic needles and syringes. This bill is identical to HB 378.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104765D pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB864ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104765D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/24/20 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 01/30/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/18/20 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 House: Read second time
- 02/21/20 House: Read third time
- 02/21/20 House: Passed House (92-Y 5-N)
- 02/21/20 House: VOTE: Passage (92-Y 5-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB864ER)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2020
- 03/04/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2020
- 03/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 303 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303)