Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2436

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  

Caption

Defining emergency opioid antagonist as including an expired emergency opioid antagonist for a person rendering aid to another in reasonable need of medical assistance.

Impact

The legislation provides a layer of legal protection for both individuals who administer emergency opioid antagonists and those seeking medical assistance for overdose situations. It stipulates that law enforcement cannot arrest individuals who call for help for themselves or others in situations involving the misuse of controlled substances, as long as they meet specific criteria outlined in the bill. As a result, this can lead to higher rates of overdose survival, particularly in areas grappling with substance abuse issues.

Summary

House Bill 2436 amends existing Kansas law to include expired emergency opioid antagonists in the definition of an emergency opioid antagonist for the purpose of treating opioid overdoses. This means that individuals can use expired opioids up to ten years past their expiration date to aid someone who is experiencing an overdose, thereby potentially increasing access to life-saving treatment in critical situations. The bill is focused on enhancing public health responses to opioid overdoses by encouraging bystanders to provide assistance without the fear of legal repercussions.

Contention

Notable points of contention around HB2436 revolve around the implications of allowing the use of expired drugs. Critics might argue about the safety and efficacy of using medications beyond their expiration dates, raising concerns regarding the potential risks involved. Additionally, there are discussions about the broader implications this bill may have on combating drug misuse and the responsibilities of law enforcement in overdose scenarios.

Interaction

This amendment to K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-2312 repeals previous restrictions that could deter individuals from seeking help during emergencies involving opioid overdoses. By fostering a more compassionate and understanding legal framework, this bill emphasizes the importance of human life and the necessity of immediate medical intervention in overdose situations.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SB3

Clarifying the procedures and restrictions on accepting a nomination for an elected office.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.