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HB24-1103

Prohibiting Term Excited Delirium

Concerning prohibitions on the official use of the term "excited delirium".
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Subject:
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Bill Summary

The act prohibits training for law enforcement personnel, emergency medical service providers, or other first responders from including the term "excited delirium"; except that in an emergency medical service provider training the term may be used in teaching the history of the term. A peace officer is prohibited from using the term "excited delirium" to describe a person in an incident report. A coroner or other person authorized to determine a cause of death shall not register "excited delirium" as the cause of death on a death certificate.

APPROVED by Governor April 4, 2024

EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
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Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. L. Herod
Sen. J. Buckner, Sen. J. Gonzales

Sponsor

Co-sponsor

Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. L. García, Rep. T. Hernández, Rep. I. Jodeh, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. W. Lindstedt, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. M. Rutinel, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. T. Story, Rep. E. Velasco, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. S. Woodrow, Rep. C. deGruy Kennedy
Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. J. Ginal, Sen. C. Hansen, Sen. N. Hinrichsen, Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. D. Michaelson Jenet, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. T. Sullivan, Sen. F. Winter

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