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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 878

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Relating to: immunity to an aider.

Court — Procedure Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement Drunken driving

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, if a person aids a person believed to be experiencing a drug

overdose by bringing the person to the emergency room, hospital, fire station, or

other health care facility or by calling 911, the police, or other first responders or

health care providers, the aider is immune from prosecution for certain criminal

charges relating to possession of drugs or drug paraphernalia. This bill specifies

that, in order to be afforded immunity under this provision, an aider must provide

assistance as soon as reasonably possible and without unnecessary delay.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jacque (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

9 cosponsors

Cabral-Guevara (R) , Duchow (R) , Gundrum (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Murphy (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Jacque and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, James, Cabral-Guevara, Duchow, Knodl, Kuglitsch and Wichgers

  2. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Jan 24, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Murphy added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 17, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1