Toxicology screening for xylazine.
Summary
Provides that, if the coroner reasonably suspects the cause of the person's death to be accidental or intentional overdose of an opioid or if the person was administered an overdose intervention drug prior to death and was unresponsive to the overdose intervention drug, the coroner shall test certain bodily fluids to determine whether the bodily fluid contained any amount, including a trace amount, of xylazine at the time of the person's death.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed Apr 20, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2023
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Mar 27, 2023
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican38
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Apr 20, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 154: yeas 96, nays 0
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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