l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2442

Emergency Response and Overdose Prevention Act; amend to expand the distribution and use of opioid antagonists.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-319, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "ADMINISTER," "DISTRIBUTE," "EDUCATION EMPLOYEE," "POSSESS" AND "STORAGE"; TO AUTHORIZE A PERSON TO ADMINISTER AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED BY AN EDUCATION EMPLOYEE; TO AUTHORIZE AN EDUCATION EMPLOYEE TO STORE, DISTRIBUTE AND ADMINISTER OPIOID ANTAGONISTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DISTRIBUTE OPIOID ANTAGONISTS TO EDUCATION EMPLOYEES UPON A REQUEST MADE IN WRITING; TO AUTHORIZE A PERSON TO STORE AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST THAT IS DISTRIBUTED BY AN EDUCATION EMPLOYEE; TO PROVIDE THAT AN EDUCATION EMPLOYEE SHALL BE IMMUNE FROM CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY FOR ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON SHALL BE IMMUNE FROM CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY FOR ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Bart Williams

Its course

January 16 to January 31, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Drug PolicyJan 16 to Jan 2610 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 26 to Jan 31 · stopped5 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committees on Drug Policy and on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 26Reported from DP to JA in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Drug Policy;Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 26DR - TSDP: DP To JASenate
  3. Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate