Mississippi Senate Bill 2442 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

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

Sen. Nicole Boyd [R]

Sen. Bart Williams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-26	Senate	DR - TSDP: DP To JA
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Drug Policy;Judiciary, Division A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	29	319	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2442.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2442IN.htm