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Reporting Of Emergency Overdose Events

It became law on May 1, 2023.

CO HB 23-1167 · House Bill · 2023A

Stage
Became law
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House
Sponsors
3
Latest action
May 1, 2023

What it does

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:

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    May 1, 2023

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