Bill Summary
SB 718 Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs (2024 Session)
Collins Co Sponsors: Hooper CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Fiscal Policy
Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs; Providing criminal penalties for adults who, in the course of unlawfully possessing specified controlled substances, recklessly expose a first responder to such substances and an overdose or serious bodily injury of the first responder results; prohibiting the arrest, charging, prosecution, or penalizing under specified provisions of law of a person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for an individual experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an alcohol-related or a drug-related overdose, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2024
12/06/23
SENATE
Filed
12/15/23
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
01/18/24
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 37 S
01/23/24
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 7 Yeas, 1 Nay
01/24/24
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/25/24
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
02/08/24
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/13/24, 8:30 am, 37 S
02/09/24
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 02/12/24, 10:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
02/13/24
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/15/24
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/15/24
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
02/22/24
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 02/27/24, 9:00 am, 412 K
02/27/24
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/28/24
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C3) Filed
02/28/24
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/28/24
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/24
03/01/24
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 30 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/01/24
HOUSE
In Messages
03/04/24
HOUSE
Received; Bill referred to House Calendar
03/04/24
HOUSE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24
03/05/24
HOUSE
Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/06/24
03/06/24
HOUSE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 100 Yeas / 12 Nays)
03/06/24
SENATE
Ordered enrolled
03/06/24
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
04/04/24
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 04/19/24)
04/08/24
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2024-68
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
893.132
893.21
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