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CS/CS/SB 970: Alcohol and Drug-related Overdoses

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Criminal Justice ; Brandes

Alcohol and Drug-related Overdoses; Prohibiting the arrest, charging, prosecution, or penalizing under specified provisions of a person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for an individual experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an alcohol or a drug-related overdose; prohibiting a person from being penalized for a violation of a condition of certain programs if that person in good faith seeks medical assistance for himself or herself or for an individual experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an alcohol or a drug-related overdose, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/17/2017 Senate • Filed
    12/4/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 75
    1/4/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/09/18, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 74
    • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 142
    1/10/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/11/2018 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 159
    1/12/2018 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 142
    1/22/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/25/18, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/25/2018 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 228
    1/26/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/29/2018 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 228
    1/30/2018 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 232
    2/12/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/15/18, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/15/2018 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 353
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 353
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/SB 970, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2018 at 8:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/14/2018 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1261 Alcohol and Drug-Related Overdoses Silvers Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/15/2018 10:00 AM Rules 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    893.21 Drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from prosecution. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 970, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/10/2018 at 11:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2018 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1261 Alcohol and Drug-Related Overdoses Silvers Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    572144 - Amendment
    Delete lines 46 - 50 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Brandes)     		1/24/2018
    9:52 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/25/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2018 10:00 AM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    893.21 Drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from prosecution. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 970, Original Filed Version Posted 11/17/2017 at 3:15 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/8/2018 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/10/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1261 Alcohol and Drug-Related Overdoses Silvers Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    885704 - Amendment
    Delete lines 33 - 43 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)     		1/8/2018
    3:48 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/9/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/9/2018 4:00 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    893.21 Drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from prosecution. Page 1 (pdf)

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