South Carolina House Bill 5104 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on April 10 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provide Limited Immunity From Prosecution For Certain Drug And Alcohol-related Offenses Committed By A Person Who Seeks Medical Assistance For Another Person Who Is Experiencing A Drug Or Alcohol-related Overdose Or By A Person Who Is Experiencing A Drug Or Alcohol-related Overdose And Seeks Medical Assistance, To Allow The Court To Consider As A Mitigating Factor In Proceedings Related To Other Criminal Offenses Whether The Person Sought Medical Assistance For A Person Experiencing An Overdose, To Limit The Immunity To Allow Prosecution Of A Person For Other Crimes Arising Out Of The Drug Or Alcohol-related Overdose, To Allow For Admissibility Of Certain Evidence, To Provide Civil And Criminal Immunity For Law Enforcement Officers Relating To The Arrest Of A Person Later Determined To Qualify For Limited Immunity, And For Other Purposes.

Drug and alcohol offenses

Rep. Deborah Long [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. William Crosby [R]	Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]
Rep. Walton McLeod [D]	Rep. Mandy Norrell [D]	Rep. Michael Pitts [R]	Rep. William Sandifer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2014-04-10	House	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5104&session=120&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess120_2013-2014/prever/5104_20140409.htm