WV HB2045 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-23 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-23 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to provide immunity from certain offenses for a person who seeks health care for someone or for himself or herself who is experiencing an overdose. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored. This bill is recommended for passage during the 2015 legislative session by the Joint Committee on Health.
Title
Overdose Prevention Act
Sponsors
| Del. Don Perdue [D] | Del. Barbara Fleischauer [D] | Del. Daryl Cowles [R] | Del. Carol Miller [R] |
| Del. Ruth Rowan [R] | Del. Anna Border-Sheppard [R] | Del. Mike Pushkin [D] | Del. Sean Hornbuckle [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-23 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2015-01-23 | House | With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary |
| 2015-01-14 | House | To House Health and Human Resources |
| 2015-01-14 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2015-01-14 | House | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary |
| 2015-01-14 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB18 (Similar To) 2015-02-18 - To Judiciary
SB230 (Same As) 2015-01-14 - To Health and Human Resources
SB230 (Same As) 2015-01-14 - To Health and Human Resources
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 46 | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 46 | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
