HB 25-1293 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Drug Overdose Education & Opioid Antagonists in Schools

Summary

The act requires the state board of education (board) to adopt high school health education standards regarding drug overdose risks, identification of a drug overdose event, and drug overdose prevention and response. The act authorizes the board to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations for the purpose of adopting these standards. The board must adopt the standards on or before July 1, 2028, if, the board receives by July 1, 2026, $20,000 from gifts, grants, or donations to adopt the standards. If sufficient money is not received, the board is required to adopt the standards on or before July 1, 2032, pursuant to the general standards schedule. Under current law, a school district, the state charter school institute (institute), or the governing board of a nonpublic school may adopt and implement a policy allowing an employee or agent of the school to furnish an opioid antagonist to any individual, including a student, but only if the student has received appropriate school-sponsored training. The act repeals the required condition that a student must receive appropriate school-sponsored training. The act authorizes a school district, the institute, a public school, or a nonpublic school to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations for purposes related to acquiring, maintaining, and providing training for administering opioid antagonists. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed May 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

Revised (04/30/2025) → PA2 (04/29/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reclassified from a 'Revised' version to a 'Preamended' version, indicating it is an unofficial draft containing committee amendments not yet adopted by the full legislature. Substantive policy content was added regarding school-based overdose prevention, specifically authorizing schools to accept private or public funding for opiate antagonist distribution and encouraging policies on education and testing.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly authorize school districts and other educational institutions to seek and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for overdose prevention programs.

FISCAL

Added language permitting school districts, charter schools, and nonpublic schools to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for opiate antagonist distribution and related education.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for school policies to include education and training for parents and students regarding opiate antagonists and detection tests, and to consider input from parents and students.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document status from 'Revised' (adopted amendments) to 'Preamended' (unofficial version with committee amendments not yet adopted).

Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2025 · House Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed

Total votes 35

May 1, 2025

D Democratic23

23 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican12

12 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 29, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

May 2, 2025

Introduced

House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

lower

May 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

lower

4 primary · 43 co-sponsors