Overdoses; prohibits arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting.
Summary
Arrest and prosecution when experiencing orreporting overdoses. Prohibits the arrest or prosecution of anindividual for the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumptionof alcohol, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, intoxication in public, or possession of controlled paraphernaliaif (i) such individual, in good faith, renders emergency care orassistance, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or theadministration of naloxone or other opioid antagonist for overdosereversal, to an individual experiencing an overdose while anotherindividual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention; (ii) suchindividual remains at the scene of the overdose or at any locationto which he or the individual requiring emergency medical attentionhas been transported; (iii) such individual identifies himself tothe law-enforcement officer who responds; and (iv) the evidence fora prosecution of one of the enumerated offenses would have been obtainedonly as a result of the individual's rendering emergency care orassistance. Current law prohibitsarrest or prosecution for such offenses only to an individual whoseeks or obtains emergency medical attention for himself or anotherindividual or who is experiencing an overdose when another individualseeks or obtains emergency medical attention for him.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Feb 2021
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Signed Feb 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 25, 2021
How they voted
26–7
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
56% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Feb 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 29 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (87-Y 13-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1821E
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 6, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102028D
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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