Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; certain employees of DJJ authorized to administer.
Summary
Certain employees of the Department of JuvenileJustice; naloxone or other opioid antagonist. Authorizes employeesof the Department of Juvenile Justice designated as probation andparole officers or as juvenile correctional officers to possess andadminister naloxone or other opioid antagonist for overdose reversalpursuant to an oral or written order or standing protocol issuedby the prescriber within the course of his professional practice.
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
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 8, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 20, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 181 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 8, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101928D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
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