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HB 842 Controlled paraphernalia; possession or distribution, hypodermic needles and syringes, naloxone.
Introduced by: Dave A. LaRock | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Possession or distribution of controlled paraphernalia; hypodermic needles and syringes; naloxone. Provides that a person who is authorized by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to train individuals on the administration of naloxone for use in opioid overdose reversal and who is acting on behalf of an organization that provides services to individuals at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose or training in the administration of naloxone for overdose reversal and that has obtained a controlled substances registration from the Board of Pharmacy may dispense or distribute hypodermic needles and syringes in conjunction with such dispensing of naloxone and that a person to whom naloxone has been distributed by such individual may possess hypodermic needles and syringes in conjunction with such possession of naloxone. The bill also allows the dispensing or distributing of hypodermic needles and syringes by persons authorized to dispense naloxone. The bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104187D pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/18 House: Printed as engrossed 18104187D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB842ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104187D
- 01/09/18 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/17/18 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/23/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/18 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 House: Read first time
- 01/30/18 House: Read second time
- 01/30/18 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/30/18 House: Emergency clause added
- 01/30/18 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB842E
- 01/30/18 House: Printed as engrossed 18104187D-E
- 01/31/18 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/18 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/15/18 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/18 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/18 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB842ER)
- 02/21/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
- 02/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
- 03/02/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 97 (effective 3/2/18)
- 03/02/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0097)