HB 23-1167 CO

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Under current law, a person is immune from arrest and prosecution of certain criminal offenses if the person reports an overdose to an emergency responder and satisfies additional requirements related to the reporting. The act extends the immunity to a person who does not report the overdose to an emergency responder, but aids or seeks aid for the person suffering the overdose and satisfies additional requirements related to the reporting. The act also extends that immunity from arrest and prosecution to the following criminal offenses: Unlawful possession of a controlled substance if the material, compound, mixture, or preparation contains fentanyl, carfentanil, benzimidazole opiate, or an analog thereof; and Unlawful distribution or transfer of the controlled substance for the purpose of consuming all of the controlled substance with another person at a time substantially contemporaneous with the transfer, if the distribution or transfer involves certain controlled substances. The act makes it a level 1 drug misdemeanor rather than a level 3 or level 4 drug felony for unlawful distribution, dispensation, or sale of certain controlled substances if the person reports an overdose to an emergency responder, or aids or seeks aid for the person suffering the overdose, and satisfies additional requirements related to the reporting. APPROVED by Governor May 1, 2023 EFFECTIVE May 1, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Chris deGruy Kennedy · primary
• Said Sharbini · primary
• Robert Rodriguez Democratic · primary

1. May 1, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. Apr 21, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Apr 20, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. Apr 20, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Apr 10, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Apr 6, 2023 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 3, 2023 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Mar 6, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
9. Mar 3, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
10. Mar 2, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
11. Feb 24, 2023 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
12. Feb 21, 2023 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Feb 2, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower