RELATING TO PHARMACISTS PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST.
Summary
Authorizes pharmacists, acting in good faith and exercising reasonable care, to prescribe and dispense an opioid antagonist to patients at risk of overdose, and family members and caregivers of patients at risk of overdose. Sunsets 6/30/2024. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Signed Jul 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 2, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
16
Committee
15
Amendments
2
Jul 9, 2019
Signed into law
Act 255, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1357).
upper
Jul 9, 2019
Signed into law
Act 255, on 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1357).
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 28) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 28).
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Ohno, C. Lee, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-19 3:00PM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 530).
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Saiki, Todd, Yamane excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Lowen, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Creagan, McKelvey.
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-27-19 2:00PM.
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Reported from HLT/IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1479) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, D. Kobayashi, Kong, Takayama, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Nishimoto.
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Say.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to HLT/IAC, JUD, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 175) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Ruderman, Fevella.
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 02-22-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-21-19 9:00AM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to CPH.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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