AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Requires the director of the department of health to develop best practices for co-prescribing opioid antagonists to patients who are prescribed opioid analgesics and allows police and medical personnel to provide an opioid antagonist.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Jun 20, 2018
Signed Jul 2, 2018
Floor votes · House Jun 20, 2018
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jul 2, 2018
Signed into law
07/02/2018 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/23/2018 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/23/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 22, 2018
Committee
06/22/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
Jun 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/20/2018 House read and passed
lower
Jun 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 20, 2018
Introduced
06/20/2018 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Camille Vella-Wilkinson
DDemocratic
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
DM
Dennis M. Canario
DDemocratic
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