SB 77 DE Became Law
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY-BASED NALOXONE ACCESS PROGRAM.
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Summary
This Act clarifies that a lay individual who administers naloxone under the Community-Based Naloxone Access Program is protected from civil liability for rendering emergency care under § 6801 of Title 16, the general Good Samaritan law.
Sponsors (2)
- Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic · primary
- David Bentz · primary
19 coauthors / cosponsors
- Bruce C. Ennis · cosponsor
- Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · cosponsor
- Bryant L. Richardson Republican · cosponsor
- Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · cosponsor
- John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · cosponsor
- Paul S. Baumbach · cosponsor
- Ruth Briggs King · cosponsor
- Sherry Dorsey Walker · cosponsor
- Krista Griffith Democratic · cosponsor
- Debra Heffernan Democratic · cosponsor
- Kendra Johnson Democratic · cosponsor
- John A. Kowalko · cosponsor
- Larry Lambert Democratic · cosponsor
- Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- John L. Mitchell · cosponsor
- Eric Morrison Democratic · cosponsor
- Edward S. Osienski Democratic · cosponsor
- Michael Ramone · cosponsor
- Michael F. Smith Republican · cosponsor
Action history (8)
- Mar 4, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · upper
- Mar 24, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · upper
- Mar 31, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
- Apr 1, 2021 Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · lower
- Apr 21, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits · lower
- Apr 23, 2021 Suspension of Rules in House · lower
- Apr 29, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
- Jun 3, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive
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