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
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)