CS/HB 751 (2015) -  Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose

General Bill by Civil Justice Subcommittee and Gonzalez and Renuart (CO-SPONSORS) Albritton; Artiles; Burton; Costello; Edwards-Walpole; Jacobs; Pilon; Raburn; Rooney; Steube; Stevenson; Van Zant
Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose: Cites this act as the "Emergency Treatment and Recovery Act"; defining terms; providing a purpose; authorizing certain health care practitioners to prescribe and dispense an emergency opioid antagonist to a patient or caregiver under certain conditions; authorizing pharmacists to dispense an emergency opioid antagonist under certain circumstances; authorizing storage, possession, and administration of an emergency opioid antagonist by a patient or caregiver and certain emergency responders; providing immunity from liability; providing immunity from professional sanction or disciplinary action for certain health care practitioners and pharmacists, under certain circumstances; providing applicability; providing that a duty or standard of care is not created by the section, etc.
Effective Date: June 10, 2015
Last Event: Chapter No. 2015-123 on Thursday, June 11, 2015 5:20 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 155 Subject: Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 758 Subject: Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/12/2015 1:31:30 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/15/2015 10:19:34 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 3/19/2015 3:34:28 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 3/17/2015 4:18:50 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/11/2015 8:28:46 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/9/2015 8:26:27 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee 3/4/2015 4:39:22 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee 3/2/2015 4:17:48 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/16/2015 11:08 AM   Yeas: 113 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 143] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/27/2015 04:23 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 31] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/28/2015 01:02 PM   Yeas: 118 Nays: 1 Action: Senate Message Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 390] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2015-123 Time: 06/11/2015 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/10/2015 - 6:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/26/2015 - 8:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Time: 04/28/2015 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 1 Time: 04/28/2015 - 1:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 547870 Concur Time: 04/28/2015 - 1:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Senate Message List Time: 04/28/2015 - 12:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/27/2015 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 681 Time: 04/27/2015 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 681 Time: 04/27/2015 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/24/2015 - 10:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (547870) -SJ 613 Time: 04/24/2015 - 10:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 613 Time: 04/24/2015 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted for CS/CS/SB 758 -SJ 613 Time: 04/24/2015 - 10:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 613 Time: 04/24/2015 - 10:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 613 Time: 04/24/2015 - 10:56 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S Received -SJ 450 Time: 04/21/2015 - 8:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 450 Time: 04/21/2015 - 6:58 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/21/2015 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/21/2015 - 5:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 Time: 04/16/2015 - 11:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/16/2015 - 11:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/15/2015 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/15/2015 - 11:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/15/2015 - 11:52 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2015) Time: 04/13/2015 - 5:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/19/2015 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 03/19/2015 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/19/2015 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/19/2015 - 2:17 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda Time: 03/17/2015 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/13/2015 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/13/2015 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/12/2015 - 7:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/12/2015 - 8:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 03/12/2015 - 8:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/11/2015 - 8:29 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/11/2015 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/09/2015 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/04/2015 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Health Quality Subcommittee Time: 03/04/2015 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Health Quality Subcommittee Time: 03/04/2015 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2015 - 10:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Health Quality Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/02/2015 - 3:16 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Health Quality Subcommittee Time: 02/26/2015 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/26/2015 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/26/2015 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee Time: 02/26/2015 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Health Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/16/2015 - 9:24 AM Member: Gonzalez Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
381.887 HB 155, CS/CS/SB 758