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SB564: (New Title) proclaiming August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day.

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2020 SB564
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Died On The Table
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House Executive Departments and Administration
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01/23/2020 at 01:00 PM
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SB 564 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

03/05/2020 0768s

2020 SESSION

20-2785

05/08

SENATE BILL 564

AN ACT proclaiming August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day.

SPONSORS: Sen. Levesque, Dist 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Morgan, Dist 23; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Rep. Cleaver, Hills. 35; Rep. Telerski, Hills. 35; Rep. Vail, Hills. 30

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day.

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03/05/2020 0768s 20-2785

05/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

AN ACT proclaiming August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Observances Proclaimed by Governor; Overdose Awareness Day. Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 13-aa the following new section:

4:13-bb Overdose Awareness Day. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for the proper observance of August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day, a day to honor and remember those who have died or suffered a permanent injury as a result of an overdose, to raise awareness of the epidemic, and to reduce the stigma associated with addiction, overdoses, and overdose fatalities.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.