Experiencing or reporting overdoses; prohibits arrest and prosecution. (HB1821)
Introduced By
Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Rodney Willett (D-Henrico)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting overdoses. Prohibits the arrest or prosecution of an individual for the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumption of alcohol, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, intoxication in public, or possession of controlled paraphernalia if (i) such individual, in good faith, renders emergency care or assistance, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or the administration of naloxone or other opioid antagonist for overdose reversal, to an individual experiencing an overdose while another individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention; (ii) such individual remains at the scene of the overdose or at any location to which he or the individual requiring emergency medical attention has been transported; (iii) such individual identifies himself to the law-enforcement officer who responds; and (iv) the evidence for a prosecution of one of the enumerated offenses would have been obtained only as a result of the individual's rendering emergency care or assistance. Current law prohibits arrest or prosecution for such offenses only to an individual who seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for himself or another individual or who is experiencing an overdose when another individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for him. Read the Bill »
Status
02/25/2021: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102028D |
01/06/2021 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/12/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1821) |
01/14/2021 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/15/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) |
01/20/2021 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2021 | Read first time |
01/22/2021 | Read second time |
01/22/2021 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/22/2021 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1821E |
01/22/2021 | Printed as engrossed 21102028D-E |
01/25/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1821E) |
01/25/2021 | Read third time and passed House (87-Y 13-N) |
01/25/2021 | VOTE: Passage (87-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/26/2021 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2021 | Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2021 | Read third time |
02/15/2021 | Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2021 | Enrolled |
02/17/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1821ER) |
02/17/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1821ER) |
02/17/2021 | Signed by President |
02/18/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
02/19/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021 |
02/19/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021 |
02/25/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 29 (effective 7/1/21) |
02/25/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0029) |