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SB 278: Preventing Deaths from Drug-related Overdoses

GENERAL BILL by Sachs ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hays ; Smith ; Bullard

Preventing Deaths from Drug-related Overdoses; Cites this act as the "911 Good Samaritan Act;" providing that a person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for an individual experiencing a drug-related overdose may not be charged, prosecuted, or penalized for specified offenses in certain circumstances; providing that a person who experiences a drug-related overdose and needs medical assistance may not be charged, prosecuted, or penalized for specified offenses in certain circumstances; providing that the protections from prosecution for specified offenses are not grounds for suppression of evidence in other prosecutions; amending mitigating circumstances under which a departure from the lowest permissible criminal sentence is reasonably justified to include circumstances in which a defendant was making a good faith effort to obtain or provide medical assistance for an individual experiencing a drug-related overdose, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2012
Last Action: 4/7/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-36
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Health Regulation (HR)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/19/2011 Senate • Filed
    10/4/2011 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Health Regulation -SJ 28
    10/20/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/03/11, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    1/9/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/12, 10:15 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 28
    1/12/2012 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 135
    • Now in Health Regulation -SJ 135
    1/20/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/25/2012 Senate • Favorable by- Health Regulation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 279
    1/26/2012 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 279
    2/2/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/12
    2/7/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 321
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/8/2012 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 346
    • Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 346
    2/10/2012 House • In Messages
    3/5/2012 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1099
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/12
    • Received -HJ 1099
    3/6/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1117
    • Substituted for HB 125 -HJ 1117
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/7/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1160
    • Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 1 -HJ 1160
    3/7/2012 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 958
    3/23/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/6/2012 • Approved by Governor
    4/7/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-36

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  • SB 278, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2012 at 10:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 125 Preventing Deaths from Drug-related Overdoses Bernard Identical Last Action: 3/6/2012 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 278 (Ch. 2012-36) -HJ 1117
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    893.21 Page 2 (pdf)
    921.0026 Mitigating circumstances. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 278, Original Filed Version Posted 9/19/2011 at 9:25 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/11/2012 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/12/2012 (pdf)
    Health Regulation (Pre-Meeting) 1/22/2012 (pdf)
    Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 125 Preventing Deaths from Drug-related Overdoses Bernard Identical Last Action: 3/6/2012 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 278 (Ch. 2012-36) -HJ 1117
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/12/2012 10:15 AM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/25/2012 3:30 PM Health Regulation 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/8/2012 9:24 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/7/2012 3:18 PM House 117 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    893.21 Page 2 (pdf)
    921.0026 Mitigating circumstances. Page 3 (pdf)

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