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CS/HB 751: Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Gonzalez ; Stevenson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Artiles ; Burton ; Costello ; Edwards ; Jacobs ; Pilon ; Raburn ; Rooney ; Steube ; Stevenson ; Van Zant

Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose; Cites this act as the "Emergency Treatment and Recovery Act"; defining terms; providing a purpose; authorizing certain health care practitioners to prescribe and dispense an emergency opioid antagonist to a patient or caregiver under certain conditions; authorizing pharmacists to dispense an emergency opioid antagonist under certain circumstances; authorizing storage, possession, and administration of an emergency opioid antagonist by a patient or caregiver and certain emergency responders; providing immunity from liability; providing immunity from professional sanction or disciplinary action for certain health care practitioners and pharmacists, under certain circumstances; providing applicability; providing that a duty or standard of care is not created by the section, etc.

Effective Date: 6/10/2015
 Last Action: 6/11/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-123
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/16/2015 House • Filed
    2/26/2015 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 62
    3/2/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/04/15, 9:00 am, 306 HOB
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 61
    3/4/2015 House • Favorable by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 172
    • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee -HJ 172
    3/9/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/11/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    3/11/2015 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 223
    3/12/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 221
    3/13/2015 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 229
    3/17/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/19/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/19/2015 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 277
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 277
    4/13/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/15
    4/15/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 539
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/16/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 565
    • CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 565
    4/21/2015 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 450
    • Received -SJ 450
    4/24/2015 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 613
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 613
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 758 -SJ 613
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 613
    • Amendment(s) adopted (547870) -SJ 613
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/27/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 681
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 681
    4/27/2015 House • In returning messages
    4/28/2015 House • Was taken up -HJ 909
    • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (547870) -HJ 910
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 1 -HJ 910
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 910
    5/26/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/10/2015 • Approved by Governor
    6/11/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-123

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  • CS/HB 751, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/29/2015 at 11:48 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 155 Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Pilon Similar Last Action: 1/26/2015 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 751 (Ch. 2015-123) -HJ 18
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    S 758 (c2) Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Evers Similar Last Action: 4/24/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 751 (Ch. 2015-123) -SJ 613
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.887 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 751, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/29/2015 at 9:32 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 155 Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Pilon Similar Last Action: 1/26/2015 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 751 (Ch. 2015-123) -HJ 18
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    S 758 (c2) Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Evers Similar Last Action: 4/24/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 751 (Ch. 2015-123) -SJ 613
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.887 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 751, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/12/2015 at 8:23 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 155 Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Pilon Similar Last Action: 1/26/2015 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 751 (Ch. 2015-123) -HJ 18
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    S 758 (c2) Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Evers Similar Last Action: 4/24/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 751 (Ch. 2015-123) -SJ 613
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    547870 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Evers 4/23/2015
    7:54 AM     		House: Concur
    4/28/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/16/2015 11:08 AM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/27/2015 4:23 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/28/2015 1:02 PM House 118 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.887 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 751, Original Filed Version Posted 2/16/2015 at 9:24 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Quality Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/12/2015 (pdf)
    Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 155 Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Pilon Similar Last Action: 1/26/2015 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 751 (Ch. 2015-123) -HJ 18
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    S 758 (c1) Prescription and Use of Opioid Antagonists for Emergency Treatment of Opioid Overdoses Evers Similar Last Action: 4/24/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 751 (Ch. 2015-123) -SJ 613
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    817019 - Amendment
    Remove lines 26-47 and insert:     		Gonzalez 3/10/2015
    6:36 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/11/2015     		PDF
    497979 - Amendment
    Remove lines 70-73 and insert:     		Gonzalez 3/10/2015
    6:37 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/11/2015     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.887 Page 1 (pdf)

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