Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 29, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 6581
AN ACT CONCERNING EMERGENCY INTERVENTION BY A POLICE OFFICER WHEN A PERSON IS INCAPACITATED BY DRUGS OR DUE TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To allow a police officer to take a person who appears to be incapacitated by drugs or due to a medical emergency into protective custody and have such person brought to a treatment facility or hospital.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 1 to March 29, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action9 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 1 to Mar 29 · stopped56 days
Public Safety and Security CommitteeFeb 1 to Mar 1643 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 1 – Mar 16
- Feb 1Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
- Feb 10Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
- Mar 16Public Safety and Security Committee recommended it
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 1REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 16Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 23REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 29RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 29FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 29HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 29FILE NO.Both houses