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| Bill | Overdoses; prohibits arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting. | Arrest and prosecution when experiencing orreporting overdoses. Prohibits the arrest or prosecution of anindividual for the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumptionof alcohol, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, intoxication in public, or possession of controlled paraphernaliaif (i) such individual, in good faith, renders emergency care orassistance, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or theadministration of naloxone or other opioid antagonist for overdosereversal, to an individual experiencing an overdose while anotherindividual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention; (ii) suchindividual remains at the scene of the overdose or at any locationto which he or the individual requiring emergency medical attentionhas been transported; (iii) such individual identifies himself tothe law-enforcement officer who responds; and (iv) the evidence fora prosecution of one of the enumerated offenses would have been obtainedonly as a result of the individual's rendering emergency care orassistance. Current law prohibitsarrest or prosecution for such offenses only to an individual whoseeks or obtains emergency medical attention for himself or anotherindividual or who is experiencing an overdose when another individualseeks or obtains emergency medical attention for him. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | HB 1821 | Virginia HB 1821 (2021) |
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Virginia HB 1821 (2021) — Overdoses; prohibits arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting.
Arrest and prosecution when experiencing orreporting overdoses. Prohibits the arrest or prosecution of anindividual for the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumptionof alcohol, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, intoxication in public, or possession of controlled paraphernaliaif (i) such individual, in good faith, renders emergency care orassistance, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or theadministration of naloxone or other opioid antagonist for overdosereversal, to an individual experiencing an overdose while anotherindividual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention; (ii) suchindividual remains at the scene of the overdose or at any locationto which he or the individual requiring emergency medical attentionhas been transported; (iii) such individual identifies himself tothe law-enforcement officer who responds; and (iv) the evidence fora prosecution of one of the enumerated offenses would have been obtainedonly as a result of the individual's rendering emergency care orassistance. Current law prohibitsarrest or prosecution for such offenses only to an individual whoseeks or obtains emergency medical attention for himself or anotherindividual or who is experiencing an overdose when another individualseeks or obtains emergency medical attention for him.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0029 (committee substitute) — source
- HB1821ER (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102028D (committee substitute) — source
- Printed as engrossed 21102028D-E (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N) — 19–3 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) — 31–8 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 3-N) — 11–3 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (87-Y 13-N) — 86–13 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- David L. Bulova — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Chris L. Hurst — cosponsor (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102028D
introduction - 2021-01-06 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2021-01-12 Impact statement from DPB (HB1821)
- 2021-01-14 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2021-01-15 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
- 2021-01-20 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
committee-passage - 2021-01-21 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-01-22 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-01-22 Committee amendments agreed to
- 2021-01-22 Engrossed by House as amended HB1821E
- 2021-01-22 Printed as engrossed 21102028D-E
- 2021-01-25 Impact statement from DPB (HB1821E)
- 2021-01-25 Read third time and passed House (87-Y 13-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-01-25 VOTE: Passage (87-Y 13-N)
- 2021-01-26 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2021-01-26 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
referral-committee - 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-10 Reported from Judiciary (11-Y 3-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-15 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-15 Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
passage - 2021-02-17 Enrolled
- 2021-02-17 Impact statement from DPB (HB1821ER)
- 2021-02-17 Signed by President
- 2021-02-18 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-19 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021
- 2021-02-19 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021
- 2021-02-25 Approved by Governor-Chapter 29 (effective 7/1/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6fc237b2-4f9a-4f7d-b0a2-6f98771627f9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).