HB 387 DE Passed One Chamber
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL CARE OF POLICE DOGS INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
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Summary
This Act is made to authorize Paramedics and other Emergency Medical Services Personnel to provide medical care to Police Dogs injured at the scene of an emergency. This Act also grants civil and criminal immunity to such Emergency Employees who provide medical services to Police Dogs, so long as their efforts to assist the Police Dog were in good faith. However, it does clarify that in a situation where a person and a Police Dog need Emergency Medical Care at the same time the Medical Services Personnel are prohibited from providing care to the Police Dogs over the Individual Person, if the care of the Police Dog would hinder the Person’s Care.
Sponsors (4)
- Stephen Smyk · primary
- Bruce C. Ennis · primary
- Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic · primary
- Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary
14 coauthors / cosponsors
- Dave G. Lawson Republican · cosponsor
- Ernesto B. Lopez · cosponsor
- David P. Sokola Democratic · cosponsor
- David L. Wilson Republican · cosponsor
- Ruth Briggs King · cosponsor
- William J. Carson Democratic · cosponsor
- Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · cosponsor
- Ronald E. Gray Republican · cosponsor
- Debra Heffernan Democratic · cosponsor
- John L. Mitchell · cosponsor
- Michael F. Smith Republican · cosponsor
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican · cosponsor
- Kimberly Williams Democratic · cosponsor
- Lyndon D. Yearick Republican · cosponsor
Action history (5)
- Apr 14, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House · lower
- May 17, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 8 Favorable · lower
- Jun 16, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
- Jun 16, 2022 Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate · upper
- Jun 29, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · upper
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