AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Provides that law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and agencies participating in the HOPE initiative be exempt from civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of administering opioid antagonists.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jun 5, 2019
Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2019
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 20, 2019
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 24, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 21, 2019
Committee
06/21/2019 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jun 5, 2019
Introduced
06/05/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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