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HB 378 Comprehensive harm reduction programs; public health emergency, repeals sunset provision.
Introduced by: Sam Rasoul | 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 SB 864.
FULL TEXT
- 01/02/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102454D pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB378ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0212) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/02/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102454D
- 01/02/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/21/20 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/20 House: Read first time
- 01/24/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/20 House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
- 01/27/20 House: VOTE: Passage (95-Y 3-N)
- 01/28/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/13/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/19/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/20 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB378ER)
- 02/27/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
- 03/05/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
- 03/10/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 212 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0212)