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CS/CS/CS/SB 718: Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Criminal Justice ; Collins ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hooper

Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs; Providing criminal penalties for adults who, in the course of unlawfully possessing specified controlled substances, recklessly expose a first responder to such substances and an overdose or serious bodily injury of the first responder results; prohibiting the arrest, charging, prosecution, or penalizing under specified provisions of law of a person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for an individual experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an alcohol-related or a drug-related overdose, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2024
Last Action: 4/9/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-68
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/6/2023 Senate • Filed
    12/15/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/18/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/23/2024 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
    1/24/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
    1/25/2024 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    2/8/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/13/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/13/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    2/15/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    2/20/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
    2/22/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/27/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/27/2024 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    2/28/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/24
    • CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
    3/1/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 585
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 586
    • CS passed; YEAS 30 NAYS 0 -SJ 586
    3/1/2024 House • In Messages
    3/4/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2024)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
    3/5/2024 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    3/6/2024 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 100, NAYS 12
    3/6/2024 Senate • Ordered enrolled
    4/4/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/8/2024 • Approved by Governor
    4/9/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-68

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 718, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/6/2024 at 5:17 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 (c2) Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    893.132 Page 1 (pdf)
    893.21 Alcohol-related or drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from arrest, charge, prosecution, and penalization. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 718, Committee Substitute 3 Posted 2/28/2024 at 9:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 (c2) Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2024 11:03 AM Senate 30 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/6/2024 2:53 PM House 100 Yeas - 12 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    893.132 Page 1 (pdf)
    893.21 Alcohol-related or drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from arrest, charge, prosecution, and penalization. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 718, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/15/2024 at 4:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/26/2024 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/28/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 (c2) Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    936092 - Amendment
    Delete lines 54 - 58.
    Fiscal Policy
    (Collins)
    2/26/2024
    8:39 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/28/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/27/2024 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    893.132 Page 1 (pdf)
    893.21 Alcohol-related or drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from arrest, charge, prosecution, and penalization. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 718, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/24/2024 at 12:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2024 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 (c2) Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    720072 - Amendment
    Delete lines 35 - 45 and insert:
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Collins)
    2/11/2024
    12:50 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/13/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/13/2024 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    893.132 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 718, Original Filed Version Posted 12/6/2023 at 8:38 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/22/2024 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 231 (c1) Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    738808 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Collins)
    1/22/2024
    12:38 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/23/2024
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 290480 - Amendment to Amendment (738808)
    Delete lines 31 - 37 and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Collins)
    1/23/2024
    9:01 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/23/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/23/2024 1:00 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    893.132 Page 1 (pdf)

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