RELATING TO EXCITED DELIRIUM.
Summary
Prohibits excited delirium from being recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in the State. Prohibits a local health officer or local agent of the Department of Health from stating on a certificate of death or in any report that the cause of death was excited delirium. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report. Establishes a new rule of evidence that deems evidence that a person experienced or suffered an excited delirium inadmissible in a civil action.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Jan 23, 2025
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
1
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to HHS/PSM, JDC.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Elefante
DDemocratic
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
P
Karl Rhoads
DDemocratic
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