South Carolina House Bill 5229 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-13 - Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Article 19, Chapter 53, Title 44, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To A Person Who Seeks Medical Assistance For Another Person Who Appears To Have Overdosed, So As To Require The Person To Seek Medical Assistance, To Prohibit The Person From Tampering With The Body Of A Person Who Appears To Have Overdosed, To Establish Associated Criminal Penalties, And To Eliminate Certain Immunities; And By Adding Section 44-130-90 So As To Require The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services To Develop A Public Information Campaign To Raise Awareness Of The Importance Of Immediately Calling For 911 Emergency Medical Assistance In The Case Of A Possible Opioid Overdose.

Overdose medical treatment

Rep. William Sandifer [R]

Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]

Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]

Rep. William Whitmire [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2020-02-13	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	130	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5229&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/5229_20200213.htm