VA SB667 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1016)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting overdoses. Provides that no individual shall be subject to arrest or prosecution 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 (a) seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for himself, if he is experiencing an overdose, or for another individual, if such other individual is experiencing an overdose, or (b) is experiencing an overdose and another individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for him; (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 an individual seeking or obtaining emergency medical attention. The bill also provides that no law-enforcement officer acting in a good faith shall be found liable for false arrest if it is later determined that the person arrested was immune from prosecution. Current law provides an affirmative defense to such offenses only when an individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for himself, if he is experiencing an overdose, or for another individual, if such other individual is experiencing an overdose.

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Title

Overdoses; arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N) (Y: 59 N: 40 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 6-N) (Y: 13 N: 6 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (9-Y 3-N) (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1016)
2020-04-09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1016 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-17SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
2020-03-12HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-12SenateSigned by President
2020-03-12SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB667ER)
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled
2020-03-05HouseVOTE: Passage (59-Y 40-N)
2020-03-05HousePassed House (59-Y 40-N)
2020-03-05HouseRead third time
2020-03-04HouseRead second time
2020-03-02HouseReported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 6-N)
2020-02-28HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
2020-02-21HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2020-02-14HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-02-14HouseRead first time
2020-02-14HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-11SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11SenatePrinted as reengrossed 20104169D-E2
2020-02-11SenateReengrossed by Senate as amended SB667E2
2020-02-11SenateAmendment by Senator Boysko agreed to
2020-02-11SenateReading of amendment waived
2020-02-11SenateEngrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2020-02-10SenatePrinted as engrossed 20104169D-E
2020-02-10SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB667E
2020-02-10SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2020-02-10SenateReading of amendment waived
2020-02-10SenateRead second time
2020-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05SenateReported from Judiciary with amendment (9-Y 3-N)
2020-01-07SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-07SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104169D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182251.03(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB667
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB667+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB667E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB667E2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB667ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1016+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0253+SB0667
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0410SB0667+SB0667
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0488SB0667+SB0667
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0489SB0667+SB0667
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0490SB0667+SB0667
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0801V0216+SB0667
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0424+SB0667
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2006+SB0667

Bill Comments

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