Proposed H.B. No. 5583
Session Year 2021

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AN ACT CONCERNING EMERGENCY INTERVENTION BY A POLICE OFFICER WHEN A PERSON SUFFERS AN OVERDOSE.

To allow a police officer to take a person into custody when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that such person is experiencing a drug overdose.

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Public Hearing Testimony

  Public Safety and Security Committee 

 

• 03/02/2021 Abell, Ronald-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Arnott, Ken-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Arnott, Sally-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Askew, Michael, Director of Recovery Advocacy-CT Community for Addiction Recovery-Con
• 03/02/2021 Assad, Anna-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Atwood, Annie-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Baier, Nicole-Brian Cody s Brother - Sisters Foundation-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Bembnista, Aleksa-Brian Cody-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Benedetto, Rhiannon-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Binnette, Tammy-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Bishop, Linda-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Brabant, Michele-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Bradshaw, Jennifer-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Bregler, Julianne-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Brourd, Beata-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Brown, Deborah-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Buckbee, Bill, Representative-CT House of Representatives-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Buckley, Colleen-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Canning, Peter, EMS Coordinator-UConn, John Dempsey Hospital-Con
• 03/02/2021 Canning, Peter, EMS Coordinator-UConn, John Dempsey Hospital
• 03/02/2021 Caranci, Derrick M.-CT Assoc. of Paramedics and EMT s-Con
• 03/02/2021 Cederberg, Jennifer-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Coutts, Aprille-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Crowell, Jason, Director of Outreach-Sex Workers and Allies Network -SWAN--Con
• 03/02/2021 Dean, Sharon-Pro
• 03/02/2021 DeFino, Terri-Lynne-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Delphin-Rittmon, Miriam, Commissioner-Dept. of Mental Health - Addiction Service-Con
• 03/02/2021 DeSimone, Matt-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Dionne, Emily-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Eburg, Traci-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Elander, Emily-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Flaherty, Kathleen, Executive Director-CT Legal Rights Project, Inc.-Con
• 03/02/2021 Florio, Eleanor-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Florio, Melissa-Brian-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Fox, Alaric J., Chief-Enfield Police Department-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Fraioli, AnnaMarie-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Franco, Donald-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Franklin, Heather-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Fusco, Cynthia-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Gifford, Deirdre, MD, MPH, Acting Commissioner-CT Department of Public Health-Con
• 03/02/2021 Glazier, Brenda-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Goolsby, Lindsey-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Gosrani, Mihirkumar-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Grandinetti, Melissa-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Grube, Michael-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Grube, Morgan-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Grube, Nicole-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Hall, Carol, Representative-CT House of Representatives-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Hall, Iruka-Con
• 03/02/2021 Hanranhan, R.-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Heimer, Robert, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology-Yale University School of Public Health-Con
• 03/02/2021 Herbest, Brianna-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Herbest, DelVina-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Hill, Cheryl-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Hulse, Bridget-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Hulse, Julie-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Hulse, Leah-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Kassimis, Alyssa-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Keeler, Christopher-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Kelley, Jennifer-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Kocenko, Jennifer-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Koloseus, Bryce-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Ksiazek, Karolina-Con
• 03/02/2021 Kurjiaka, Alexandra-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Lafluer, Jon-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Lago, Patrice, RN, EMT-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Lasher-Pelton, Sandra-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Leedberg, Kyra-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Lowenstein, Anthony-Pro
• 03/02/2021 MacDonald, Lindsay-Pro
• 03/02/2021 MacDonald, Mandi-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Manna, Joe-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Manni, Frank-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Marden, Cassandra-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Martin, Scott-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Martirano, Mariah-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Maviglia, Francesca, Acting Clinical Fellow-Global Health Justice Partnership-Con
• 03/02/2021 Mccauley, Erin-Pro
• 03/02/2021 McLaurin, Gary-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Metzger, Ann-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Minahan-Rowley, Rebecca, MSW-Con
• 03/02/2021 Mitchell, Patrick-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Moore, Kelly McConney, Interim Sr. Policy Counsel-ACLU-Con
• 03/02/2021 Morrissey, Anthony-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Morrissey, Maddy-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Morrissey, Rachael-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Norcross, Heidi-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Ortiz, Luis-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Palermo, Michelle-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Perrault, Allison-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Pinedo, Leanne Swanson-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Plude, Amy-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Pooler, Elizabeth-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Ranson, Hailey-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Renzulli-Valente, Cathy-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Rockhill, Anna-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Romano, Mary-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Sachs, Randi-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Scozzafava, Joy-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Scozzafava, Matthew-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Sferrazza, Carl-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Shah, Chirayu-Brian Cody s Brothers - Sisters Foundation-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Shah, Chirayu-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Sherman, Alison-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Showalter, Makayla-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Silva, Melissa-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Somers, Cathy-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Sommo, Ross-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Sonny Lone Eagle-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Storms, Melissa-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Strongbow Lone Eagle-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Tannous, Nadine-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Tarallo, Amanda-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Ulisse, Austin-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Ulisse, Naomi-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Villa, Casey-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Villa, Miranda-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Villa, Sharon-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Waldron, Brittany-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Walker, Danielle-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Ward, Donovan-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Williams, Jerry-Pro
• 03/02/2021 Zelno, Patricia-Pro