AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Adds alcohol and alcohol-related overdoses and possession or transportation of alcohol by an underage person, to the Good Samaritan Act.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2017
Last action Feb 28, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
02/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Committee
02/03/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
KA
Kenneth A. Marshall
DDemocratic
P
Stephen Casey
DDemocratic
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