S*0179 (Rat #0125, Act #0095 of 2017) General Bill, By Hutto and Hembree
Similar (H 3818)
Summary: Drug or Alcohol-Related Overdose Medical Treatment
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 19 TO CHAPTER 53, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROVIDE LIMITED IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION FOR CERTAIN DRUG AND ALCOHOL-RELATED OFFENSES FOR A PERSON WHO SEEKS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS EXPERIENCING A DRUG OR ALCOHOL-RELATED OVERDOSE OR FOR A PERSON WHO IS EXPERIENCING A DRUG OR ALCOHOL-RELATED OVERDOSE AND SEEKS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, TO ALLOW THE COURT TO CONSIDER AS A MITIGATING FACTOR IN PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO OTHER CRIMINAL OFFENSES WHETHER OR NOT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS SOUGHT, TO LIMIT THE IMMUNITY TO ALLOW PROSECUTION OF A PERSON FOR OTHER CRIMES ARISING OUT OF THE DRUG OR ALCOHOL-RELATED OVERDOSE, TO ALLOW FOR ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE, TO PROVIDE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL IMMUNITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS RELATING TO CERTAIN ARRESTS IF THE OFFICER MADE THE ARREST BASED ON PROBABLE CAUSE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER PROCEDURAL AND RELATED PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE. - ratified title
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12/13/16	Senate	Prefiled
12/13/16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
01/10/17	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 95)
01/10/17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 95)
03/07/17	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 9)
03/08/17		Scrivener's error corrected
03/09/17	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 24)
03/09/17	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 24)
03/09/17	Senate	Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 24)
04/06/17	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 113)
04/18/17	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 6)
04/18/17	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 6)
05/03/17	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 65)
05/09/17	House	Amended (House Journal-page 82)
05/09/17	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 82)
05/09/17	House	Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 88)
05/10/17	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 19)
05/10/17		Scrivener's error corrected
05/11/17	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment (Senate Journal-page 113)
05/11/17	Senate	Roll call Ayes-0 Nays-39 (Senate Journal-page 113)
05/11/17	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Fry, Bedingfield, Ridgeway (House Journal-page 16)
05/11/17	Senate	Conference committee appointed Hutto, Hembree, Campbell (Senate Journal-page 115)
06/06/17	House	Conference report received and adopted
06/06/17	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
06/06/17	Senate	Conference report adopted (Senate Journal-page 10)
06/06/17	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 14)
06/06/17	Senate	Ordered enrolled for ratification (Senate Journal-page 15)
06/06/17		Ratified R 125
06/10/17		Signed By Governor
06/21/17		Effective date 6/10/17
06/22/17		Act No. 95