SB720
PSAP dispatchers; definitions, telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, EMD program.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. PSAP dispatchers; telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency Medical Dispatch education program.
Requires each public safety answering point (PSAP) to provide training and equipment for each of its dispatchers in telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation (TCPR). The measure requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to adopt standards for training and equipment for the provision of TCPR by dispatchers that meet or exceed nationally ... (More) recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. The measure authorizes a PSAP to enter into reciprocal agreements with another PSAP to transfer callers to the other PSAP at times that the initial PSAP does not have a trained dispatcher on duty able to provide TCPR. The measure establishes immunity from civil damages for dispatchers who instruct a caller on TCPR. The measure also requires each operator of a PSAP to implement a requirement that each of its dispatchers complete an Emergency Medical Dispatch education program by July 1, 2024. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103020D
- 01/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/27/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB720)
- 02/09/2020 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108044D-S1
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB720S1)
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108044D-S1
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB720S1
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/14/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/18/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/18/2020 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/18/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20108505D-H1
- 02/20/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/21/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/21/2020 - House: Read third time
- 02/21/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108505D-H1
- 02/21/2020 - House: Amendment by Delegate Hope agreed to
- 02/21/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB720H1
- 02/21/2020 - House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (82-Y 15-N)
- 02/21/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (82-Y 15-N)
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 02/26/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB720H1)
- 02/26/2020 - House: House insisted on substitute with amendment
- 02/26/2020 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (36-Y 2-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Senators: McClellan, Bell, Ebbin
- 03/02/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/02/2020 - House: Delegates: Hope, Gooditis, Wilt
- 03/05/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (86-Y 10-N)
- 03/05/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (86-Y 10-N)
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB720ER)
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB720ER)
- 03/20/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1069 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/10/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1069)
