Comprehensive harm reduction programs; public health emergency, repeals sunset provision.
Summary
Comprehensive harm reduction programs; public health emergency; repeal sunset. Repeals the sunset on the program established in 2017 that allows the Commissioner of Health to establish and operate local or regional comprehensive harm reduction programs during a declared public health emergency that include a provision for the distribution of sterile hypodermic needles and syringes and the disposal of used hypodermic needles and syringes. This bill is identical to HB 378.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Mar 11, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 303 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (92-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104765D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
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