New Jersey State Legislature

2012-2013

A578 "Good Samaritan Emergency Response Act"; eliminates criminal liability for persons who seek medical assistance in response to drug overdose. *
2nd Reading in Assembly to Concur with Gov Recommendations

Identical Bill Number: S851 (1R)
Last Session Bill Number: A4420

Primary Sponsors
Wagner, Connie
Chivukula, Upendra J.
Fuentes, Angel
Giblin, Thomas P.
Gusciora, Reed
Co-Sponsors
Spencer, L. Grace
Benson, Daniel R.
Jasey, Mila M.
Caputo, Ralph R.
Eustace, Timothy J.
Sumter, Shavonda E.
Barnes, Peter J., III
Diegnan, Patrick J., Jr.
Coughlin, Craig J.
Schroeder, Robert
Bucco, Anthony M.
Ciattarelli, Jack M.
Johnson, Gordon M.
Lampitt, Pamela R.
Vainieri Huttle, Valerie
Vitale, Joseph F.
Weinberg, Loretta
Lesniak, Raymond J.
Whelan, Jim
Bateman, Christopher
Turner, Shirley K.
Bucco, Anthony R.
Scutari, Nicholas P.
Gordon, Robert M.


1/10/2012 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee 5/21/2012 Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading 5/24/2012 Passed by the Assembly (67-8-4) 5/31/2012 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 6/21/2012 Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading 8/20/2012 Substituted for S851 (1R) 8/20/2012 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (21-10) 10/11/2012 Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly 10/11/2012 First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only 10/11/2012 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov.'s Recommend. Introduced - 5 pages HTML Format Statement - AJU 5/21/12 - 3 pages HTML Format Statement - SJU 6-21-2012 1R - 2 pages HTML Format Reprint - 5 pages HTML Format Reprint - Conditional Veto - 5 pages HTML Format Veto - Conditional Veto - 3 pages HTML Format