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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB16-1390

Immunity When Overdoses Reported

Type Bill
Session 2016 Regular Session
Subjects
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Concerning immunity for certain persons who are involved with a reported overdose event.

Bill Summary:

Under the act, a person who reports an emergency drug or alcohol overdose event is immune from arrest as well as from criminal prosecution for certain drug-related offenses if certain conditions are satisfied.

Under the act, an underage person who calls 911 and reports that another underage person is in need of medical assistance due to alcohol or marijuana consumption is immune from arrest as well as from criminal prosecution for certain offenses if certain conditions are satisfied. The act also extends immunity to the underage person who was in need of medical assistance.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Dominick Moreno

Representative

Dominick Moreno

Senator Lucia Guzman

Senator

Lucia Guzman

Committees

House

Public Health Care & Human Services

Senate

Judiciary

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/19/2016 Signed Act PDF
05/05/2016 Final Act PDF
04/28/2016 Rerevised PDF
04/27/2016 Revised PDF
04/18/2016 Reengrossed PDF
04/15/2016 Engrossed PDF
03/17/2016 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
07/05/2016 FN2 PDF
04/08/2016 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 16-1390 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 16-1390 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-1, with one excused. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/28/2016 Third Reading BILL
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/18/2016 Third Reading BILL
58
AYE
6
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
05/19/2016 Governor Governor Signed
05/05/2016 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/05/2016 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/05/2016 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/28/2016 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/27/2016 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/25/2016 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/18/2016 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
04/18/2016 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/15/2016 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/14/2016 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/12/2016 House House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/17/2016 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/10/2016 184 Immunity When Overdoses Reported PDF

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