WV HB2645 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-21 - To House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse
Pending: House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-21 - To House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse
Pending: House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create a new offense relating to the culpability of persons present during the ingestion of controlled substances; providing that a person present when a controlled substance is ingested and manifests an adverse physical reaction that results in that person’s death, is guilty of a felony.
Title
Creating a felony for failure to render aid by a culpable person in presence of a drug overdose
Sponsors
| Del. Rodney Miller [D] | Del. Jeff Eldridge [D] | Del. Zachery Maynard [R] | Del. Kelli Sobonya [R] |
| Del. Barbara Fleischauer [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-21 | House | To House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse |
| 2017-02-21 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2017-02-21 | House | To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary |
| 2017-02-21 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB220 (Similar To) 2017-05-23 - Chapter 42, Acts, Regular Session, 2017
