All Roll Calls
Yes: 316 • No: 0
Sponsored By: Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
To Governor
Arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting an overdose or act of sexual violence. Provides that no individual shall be subject to arrest or prosecution for the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumption of alcohol or marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, intoxication in public, or possession of controlled paraphernalia if the individual, in good faith, seeks or obtains assistance for himself or another individual from emergency medical services personnel, a health care provider, or a law-enforcement officer, as those terms are defined in relevant law, and seeks to report an act of sexual violence committed against himself or another individual, so long as (i) such individual identifies himself to the law-enforcement officer who responds to the report of the act of sexual violence and (ii) the evidence for the prosecution of such an offense was obtained as a result of the individual seeking or obtaining medical attention, rendering care or assistance, or reporting to law enforcement. However, such immunity shall not apply to an individual who is alleged to have committed the act of sexual violence or if the emergency medical attention was sought or obtained during the execution of a search warrant or during the conduct of a lawful search or a lawful arrest.The bill also provides that no individual immune to arrest or prosecution when experiencing or reporting an overdose or act of sexual violence shall have his bail, probation, furlough, supervised release, suspended sentence, or parole revoked for the behavior immune from arrest or prosecution under the provisions of applicable law.
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Karen Keys-Gamarra
Democratic • House
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
All Roll Calls
Yes: 316 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2025
Senate Amendment agreed to by House
Yes: 96 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/19/2025
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote
Yes: 40 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/18/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading)
Yes: 39 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/17/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment
Yes: 15 • No: 0
House vote • 1/30/2025
Read third time and passed House Block Vote
Yes: 96 • No: 0
House vote • 1/24/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s)
Yes: 22 • No: 0
House vote • 1/20/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
Yes: 8 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 396 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2117ER)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
Read third time
Reading of amendment waived
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N)
Printed as engrossed 25104517D-E
Engrossed by House as amended
Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
Read second time
Chaptered
3/24/2025
Enrolled
3/7/2025
Amendment
2/19/2025
Amendment
2/17/2025
Engrossed
1/29/2025
Amendment
1/24/2025
Introduced
1/7/2025
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