Kentucky House Bill 435

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-31 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 218A.133 to provide that a person who seeks or renders aid to someone experiencing a possible drug overdose or is the person experiencing a possible drug overdose cannot be arrested on a warrant or be subject to revocation of his or her conditions of release if the evidence for the arrest or motion to revoke is obtained as a result of the need for aid for the possible drug overdose; establish that the immunity extends from the time law enforcement or medical personnel respond at the location of a possible overdose until law enforcement or medical personnel leave the scene; exclude certain offenses from immunity; require the Office of Drug Control Policy to conduct an overdose good samaritan education and awareness campaign; appropriate funds in the amount of $500,000 from the opioid abatement trust fund to support the campaign; APPROPRIATION.

AN ACT relating to overdose good samaritans and making an appropriation therefor.

Rep. Keturah Herron [D]	Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]	Rep. Nima Kulkarni [D]	Rep. Josie Raymond [D]
Rep. Rachel Roberts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-31	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-01-31	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb435.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb435/orig_bill.pdf