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CS/CS/HB 595: Alcohol or Drug Overdose Prosecutions

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Silvers ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Driskell ; Eskamani

Alcohol or Drug Overdose Prosecutions; Prohibits arrest or penalty under specified provisions of person seeking medical assistance for individual experiencing alcohol-related or drug-related overdose or for himself or herself; prohibits this protection from being grounds for suppression of evidence in other prosecutions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 6/10/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-81
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/30/2019 House • Filed
2/6/2019 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 68
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 68
3/8/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/12/19, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
3/12/2019 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 412
3/13/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 398
3/14/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 424
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 424
3/19/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/21/19, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
3/21/2019 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 489
3/22/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
3/25/2019 House • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 485
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 496
4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 703
• Read 3rd time -HJ 703
• CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 703
4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 459
• Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 449
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 530 -SJ 449
• Received -SJ 459
• Read 2nd time -SJ 449
• Read 3rd time -SJ 449
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 449, 450
4/24/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 848
6/5/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2019 • Approved by Governor
6/10/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-81