SB 278 (2012) - Preventing Deaths from Drug-related Overdoses

General Bill by Sachs (CO-SPONSORS) Hays; Smith; Bullard

Preventing Deaths from Drug-related Overdoses: Cites this act as the "911 Good Samaritan Act;" providing that a person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for an individual experiencing a drug-related overdose may not be charged, prosecuted, or penalized for specified offenses in certain circumstances; providing that a person who experiences a drug-related overdose and needs medical assistance may not be charged, prosecuted, or penalized for specified offenses in certain circumstances; providing that the protections from prosecution for specified offenses are not grounds for suppression of evidence in other prosecutions; amending mitigating circumstances under which a departure from the lowest permissible criminal sentence is reasonably justified to include circumstances in which a defendant was making a good faith effort to obtain or provide medical assistance for an individual experiencing a drug-related overdose, etc.

SB Substituted for

HB 125 By Bernard

Effective Date: 10/01/2012

Last Event: 04/07/12 Chapter No. 2012-36 on Saturday, April 7, 2012 8:48 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

Criminal Justice
- On agenda for: 01/12/12 10:15 AM
- Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6 Nays 0
Health Regulation
- On agenda for: 01/25/12 3:30 PM
- Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7 Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: HB 125	Subject: Preventing Deaths from Drug-related Overdoses	Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Health Regulation 1/26/2012 8:58:59 AM
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Health Regulation 1/22/2012 4:31:56 PM
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Criminal Justice 1/12/2012 1:49:00 PM
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Criminal Justice 1/11/2012 9:55:33 AM

Vote History

Chamber	Date	Yeas	Nays	Action	Action 2	Vote Detail	Barcode
Chamber: Senate	Date: 02/08/2012 09:24 AM	Yeas: 38	Nays: 0	Action:	Action 2:	Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 8]	Barcode:
Chamber: House	Date: 03/07/2012 03:18 PM	Yeas: 117	Nays: 1	Action: Passage	Action 2:	Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 1126]	Barcode:

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2012-36	Time: 04/07/2012 - 8:48 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor	Time: 04/06/2012 - 5:25 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor	Time: 03/23/2012 - 11:10 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 958	Time: 03/07/2012 - 5:17 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate	Time: 03/07/2012 - 4:46 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Passage on third reading	Time: 03/07/2012 - 3:18 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 1	Time: 03/07/2012 - 3:17 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time	Time: 03/07/2012 - 3:17 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar	Time: 03/06/2012 - 3:43 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading	Time: 03/06/2012 - 11:20 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Substituted for HB 125	Time: 03/06/2012 - 11:19 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time	Time: 03/06/2012 - 11:19 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/05/2012 - 8:45 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/6/2012)	Time: 03/05/2012 - 5:58 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar	Time: 03/05/2012 - 1:37 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H In Messages	Time: 02/10/2012 - 8:15 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 346	Time: 02/08/2012 - 9:24 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 346	Time: 02/08/2012 - 9:24 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading	Time: 02/07/2012 - 11:09 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 321	Time: 02/07/2012 - 11:09 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/12	Time: 02/02/2012 - 12:11 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 279	Time: 01/26/2012 - 10:54 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Health Regulation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 279	Time: 01/25/2012 - 6:45 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building	Time: 01/20/2012 - 2:46 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Now in Health Regulation -SJ 135	Time: 01/12/2012 - 1:44 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 135	Time: 01/12/2012 - 11:16 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 28	Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/12, 10:15 am, 37 Senate Office Building	Time: 01/09/2012 - 9:20 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/03/11, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed	Time: 10/20/2011 - 4:23 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Health Regulation -SJ 28	Time: 10/04/2011 - 11:47 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Filed	Time: 09/19/2011 - 9:25 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
893.21	HB 125
921.0026	HB 125, HB 875, SB 1730