2021-2022 Regular Session • Delaware Legislature
HB387: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Medical Care Of Police Dogs Injured In The Line Of Duty.
Legislative Summary
This Act is made to authorize Paramedics and other Emergency Medical Services Personnel to provide medical care to Police Dogs injured at the scene of an emergency. This Act also grants civil and criminal immunity to such Emergency Employees who provide medical services to Police Dogs, so long as their efforts to assist the Police Dog were in good faith. However, it does clarify that in a situation where a person and a Police Dog need Emergency Medical Care at the same time the Medical Services Personnel are prohibited from providing care to the Police Dogs over the Individual Person, if the care of the Police Dog would hinder the Persons Care.
Bill History
4/14/2022
Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
5/17/2022
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 8 Favorable
6/16/2022
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
6/16/2022
Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate
6/29/2022
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
Roll Call Votes
House Third Reading
6/16/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(6/16/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 10
Democrat: 8
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Smyk
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Bruce Ennis
Democrat
Stephanie Hansen
Democrat
Brian Pettyjohn
Republican
David Lawson
Republican
Ernesto Lopez
Republican
David Sokola
Democrat
David Wilson
Republican
Ruth Briggs King
Republican
William Carson
Democrat
Franklin Cooke
Democrat
Ronald Gray
Republican
Debra Heffernan
Democrat
John Mitchell
Democrat
Michael Smith
Republican
Jeffrey Spiegelman
Republican
Kimberly Williams
Democrat
Lyndon Yearick
Republican