SB 77 Delaware Senate · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY-BASED NALOXONE ACCESS PROGRAM.

Summary

This Act clarifies that a lay individual who administers naloxone under the Community-Based Naloxone Access Program is protected from civil liability for rendering emergency care under § 6801 of Title 16, the general Good Samaritan law.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Mar 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Signed into Law

Jun 2021

Introduced Mar 4, 2021 Signed Jun 3, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2021 · House Apr 29, 2021

How they voted

20–0

Passed

Total votes 20

Mar 31, 2021

D Democratic13

13 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican7

7 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 3, 2021

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Apr 29, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits

lower

Apr 1, 2021

Introduced

Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

lower

Mar 31, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

upper

Mar 24, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

upper

Mar 4, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

upper

2 primary · 19 co-sponsors