AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016
Summary
Requires all lifeguards, and park rangers, to be trained in administering opioid antagonists, and would require all public beaches to keep available a minimum of four doses of opioid antagonist.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Signed Jun 6, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
May 13, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
06/06/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
05/29/2025 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
May 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/20/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
May 14, 2025
Committee
05/14/2025 Referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/13/2025 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/06/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
03/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
02/21/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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