AN ACT relating to opioid antagonists designed to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
Summary
Amend KRS 15.291, 217.177, and 217.186 to define "opioid antagonist" as naloxone or any United States Food and Drug Administration-approved opioid antagonist designed to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose; replace references to naloxone with opiod antagonist.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 6, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2022
How they voted
91–0
Passed
Total votes 91
Mar 30, 2022
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican67
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 154)
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 98-0
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Committee
to Health & Family Services (H)
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
to Health & Welfare (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ralph Alvarado
RRepublican
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