Virginia House Bill 1821 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Passed on February 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0029)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting overdoses. Prohibits the arrest or prosecution of an individual for the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumption of alcohol, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, intoxication in public, or possession of controlled paraphernalia if (i) such individual, in good faith, renders emergency care or assistance, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or the administration of naloxone or other opioid antagonist for overdose reversal, to an individual experiencing an overdose while another individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention; (ii) such individual remains at the scene of the overdose or at any location to which he or the individual requiring emergency medical attention has been transported; (iii) such individual identifies himself to the law-enforcement officer who responds; and (iv) the evidence for a prosecution of one of the enumerated offenses would have been obtained only as a result of the individual's rendering emergency care or assistance. Arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting overdoses. Prohibits the arrest or prosecution of an individual for the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumption of alcohol, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, intoxication in public, or possession of controlled paraphernalia if (i) such individual, in good faith, renders emergency care or assistance, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or the administration of naloxone or other opioid antagonist for overdose reversal, to an individual experiencing an overdose while another individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention; (ii) such individual remains at the scene of the overdose or at any location to which he or the individual requiring emergency medical attention has been transported; (iii) such individual identifies himself to the law-enforcement officer who responds; and (iv) the evidence for a prosecution of one of the enumerated offenses would have been obtained only as a result of the individual's rendering emergency care or assistance. Current law prohibits arrest or prosecution for such offenses only to an individual who seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for himself or another individual or who is experiencing an overdose when another individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for him.

Overdoses; prohibits arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting.

Del. David Bulova [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]
Del. Chris Hurst [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]
Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) (Y: 31 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 3-N) (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (87-Y 13-N) (Y: 87 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0029)
2021-02-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 29 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-19		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021
2021-02-19	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021
2021-02-18	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-17	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-17	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1821ER)
2021-02-17	House	Enrolled
2021-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-10	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 3-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-26	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2021-01-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-25	House	VOTE: Passage (87-Y 13-N)
2021-01-25	House	Read third time and passed House (87-Y 13-N)
2021-01-22	House	Printed as engrossed 21102028D-E
2021-01-22	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1821E
2021-01-22	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-01-22	House	Read second time
2021-01-21	House	Read first time
2021-01-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
2021-01-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
2021-01-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2021-01-06	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102028D

HB1821 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	251.03	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1821
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1821+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1821E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1821ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0029+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1821AH
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1821F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1821FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1821FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0801C0009+HB1821
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H08C0069+HB1821
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1040+HB1821
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03C0157+HB1821
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S03V0011+HB1821
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0014HB1821+HB1821
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0028HB1821+HB1821