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• Two years ago, on the light rail, a man was suffering from an overdose, and a fellow passenger had Narcan
• There have been numerous overdose deaths across the universities, and naloxone is able to save student
• The leading cause of death for people aged 18 to 45 is fentanyl overdose, which naloxone reverses.
• just opioids, so it is crucial that we have naloxone on our campuses, especially in the dorms where overdoses
• It is only a matter of minutes between the time of overdose and administering Narcan, typically between

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• , perpetuate increased opioid overdose, perpetuate increased opioid overdose, you<00:13:03.600>
• death, the number of the overdose death, the number of providers<00:19:53.919> that<00:19:54.080
• If we truly want to reduce overdose deaths, strengthen our health care system, and keep our doctors in
• Um, as I stated near fatal overdoses.
• Ryan mentioned the overdose.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met on October 14, approved the minutes, and then took up a large group of staff-suggested amendments to multiple regulations. Those staff amendments were approved without objection and were described as technical changes needed to comply with KRS Chapter 13A and other governing law. The committee then moved out of order to consider Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure regulation 2011 KAR 9:270, which governs buprenorphine prescribing and related standards. Board representatives said the regulation has been updated over time since 2015 and that the current amendments are intended to streamline the rule, remove outdated federal references such as the X-waiver, narrow education requirements to addiction-related topics, and create exceptions for settings like emergency rooms and certain pain treatment situations. The agency amendment would also allow buprenorphine monoproduct for up to 30 days when a patient is transitioning from a full opioid agonist, and would add physicians certified in addiction medicine as eligible specialty consultants. Board officials said the regulation was developed through a two-year process with a work group, informal outreach to medical organizations, and multiple comment periods, and they argued the rule is working because overdose deaths have declined and provider numbers have increased. Several witnesses and committee members raised concerns that the regulation remains too restrictive. Senator Rocky Adams noted that major medical organizations had said the proposed language could restrict access and worsen overdose risk, and he questioned whether the committee was being asked to choose between conflicting expert views. Opponents, including a medical student, a recovery advocate, and Dr. Colleen Ryan of the Kentucky Society of Addiction Medicine, argued the rule is outdated, creates unnecessary barriers to buprenorphine treatment, and should be repealed or substantially revised to align with federal guidance and evidence-based care. They said rigid requirements can discourage treatment and that addiction should be treated like other chronic illnesses. No final vote on the medical licensure regulation is reflected in the transcript excerpt, and the discussion ended with the chair preparing to hear from additional opponents.

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• This bill is making May 9 Overdose Awareness Day in New York State. We have seen enough harm.
• in their memory, and utilize the pain to passion into purpose to make sure that we don't see the overdoses
• and that we forever keep those loved ones in mind that have lost their lives, unfortunately, to overdose
• IN THEIR MEMORY, AND, UTILIZE THE PAIN TO PASSION INTO PURPOSE TO MAKE IS THAT WE DON'T SEE THE OVERDOSES
• MORE, AND THAT WE FOREVER KEEP THOSE LOVED ONES IN MIND THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES UNFORTUNATELY TO OVERDOSE

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on May 6, 2026, approved the prior journal, and accepted a Rules Committee report advancing the government appropriations bill to third reading. The chamber then took up the tenth budget extender, which sponsor Senator Serrano said would keep state government operating through Monday, May 11 and contained $482 million in new spending, bringing the total across extenders to $20.3 billion. In questioning, Senator O’Mara and Senator Helming pressed Serrano for details on the reported $268 billion budget deal, policy outcomes, revenue raisers, and whether local governments, schools, and rural health programs would receive certainty; Serrano said final budget bills were not yet in print and declined to speculate on unresolved issues. The extender passed 60-1, with Senator Weik voting no. The Senate also adopted several previously adopted resolutions honoring the North Tonawanda High School girls varsity basketball team, the Tappan Zee High School girls basketball team, and SUNY student Chriss-Ann Pryce. Members praised the teams’ state championships and Pryce’s academic and leadership achievements through the Educational Opportunity Program. The chamber then returned to legislation and passed a bill designating May 9 as Overdose Awareness Day in New York; Senator Fernandez said it recognized the harm of overdose and the need to continue funding harm reduction and recovery services. Additional bills passed included a statewide domestic violence lethality assessment measure, with Senators Murray, Rolison, Webb, and Ramos describing it as a tool to identify dangerous situations and prevent fatalities; a mental health insurance bill limiting step therapy/prior authorization for serious mental health medications, supported by Senator Fahy; and measures on education, real property tax, election law, general business law, kitchen incubator economic impacts, public buildings, state finance, and mental hygiene. Several bills drew recorded opposition, including the real property tax bill and the election law and general business law measures. The Senate concluded by adjourning until Monday, May 11 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days designated legislative.

Transcript Highlights:

• While you may have seen in the news that opioid overdose deaths have gone down in recent years, both
• Turning to page 6, Figures 1 and 2 highlight the regionality of opioid overdose deaths and alcohol-related
• Officials note that immediately following an overdose, people with substance use disorders are often
• Are already in the development of their programs, providing overdose prevention education, including
• Overdose deaths when people get out of prison are incredibly high.

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• Section 6, on page 39, allows the Office of EMS to share data regarding drug overdoses with the Washington-Baltimore
• high-intensity drug trafficking areas overdose detection mapping application program.
• high-intensity drug trafficking areas overdose detection mapping application program.
• high-intensity drug trafficking areas overdose detection mapping application program.
• high-intensity drug trafficking areas overdose detection mapping application program.

Bills: HF2300

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's a nonprofit organization that's dedicated to combating overdose fatalities in Minnesota.
• dedicated nonprofit organization that's dedicated to<00:04:29.000> combating<00:04:29.720> overdose
• <00:04:30.120> fatalities<00:04:30.600> in to combating overdose fatalities in to combating
• overdose fatalities in Minnesota<00:04:31.919> for<00:04:32.120> nearly<00:04:32.479><
• treatment and avoid being unintentionally exposed to substances that could lead to a return of use or overdose

Keywords: 1183, house

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• better chance of staying in recovery over their lifetime, less chance of recidivism, less chance of overdose
• And so we also want to prevent relapse and overdose.
• know, that first week to first 2 weeks after they're released as one of their at highest risk for overdose
• And we feel that that has been successful in reducing overdoses as well.
• They don't know that there right before to having, you know, some type of overdose.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• the public who are interested in providing comments on the continuous coverage unwinding or the overdose
• first or even in the top 10 counties for fatal overdose in the state.
• When I was 23, I overdosed on fentanyl. Sorry, it's hard to talk about this. We appreciate you.
• But as of this point, the California Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Initiative is funding 55
• Syringe service and harm reduction programs account for 57% of overdose reversals, as per DHCS data.

Summary: The committee heard a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Health Care Services, focusing first on the overall Medi-Cal budget and a March General Fund loan to cover a current-year shortfall. DHCS said the 2025-26 budget proposal totals $193.4 billion, with Medi-Cal projected at $188.1 billion total funds and $42.1 billion General Fund, driven by higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, managed care growth, and costs tied to eligibility expansions and the COVID-era redetermination unwinding. The department said the $3.44 billion loan was needed to manage cash flow and ensure timely payments to providers and plans, while the LAO noted Medi-Cal’s cash-basis budgeting creates volatility and that more detailed estimates would come with the May Revision. Members discussed federal Medicaid threats, the need for transparency on cost drivers, and the impact of pharmacy spending, long-term care, and immigration-related coverage expansions. The second major topic was family health programs, including California Children’s Services, the continuous coverage unwinding, and opioid settlement fund spending. DHCS described CCS funding methodology changes, ongoing county stakeholder work, and a delayed rollout of CCS monitoring and oversight until July 1, 2025, while county representatives and advocates argued the program is underfunded and asked for more technical assistance and a delay in implementation. On the unwinding, the department explained that federal redetermination flexibilities helped maintain coverage after the pandemic, but the Governor’s budget proposes ending them at the end of June 2025; advocates urged making the flexibilities permanent to avoid coverage losses. For opioid settlement funds, DHCS and Finance said the budget increases funding for naloxone distribution while reducing other harm-reduction spending based on updated settlement revenues, prompting criticism from members and public commenters who argued the change would weaken effective harm-reduction programs. The hearing also included an update on Proposition 35 implementation. DHCS said the voter-approved measure continuously appropriates MCO tax revenues beginning in 2025, with up to $4.6 billion annually available for specified Medi-Cal and provider investments in 2025 and 2026, but implementation depends on consultation with the required stakeholder advisory committee. The department and LAO noted uncertainty about future federal rules affecting the MCO tax after 2026. Public testimony largely supported maintaining Medi-Cal expansions, protecting immigrant coverage, preserving harm-reduction funding, and increasing support for community health workers, pediatric dental care, and CCS county administration. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• opioid overdoses in 2024 as well.
• <00:23:41.600> in one 1,11 non-fatal opioid overdoses in one 1,11 non-fatal opioid overdoses
• Nearly 70% of all drug overdose deaths in the state involve opioids.
• That's 133 lives lost related overdoses.
• <00:27:09.200> deaths Nearly 70% of all drug overdose deaths Nearly 70% of all drug overdose

Bills: HF3521, HF1807, HF1270, HF2070, HF3136

Keywords: hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure

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• In 2023, one Pennsylvanian died every two hours from an overdose, with the overwhelming majority of these
• IN 2023, ONE PENNSYLVANIAN DIED EVERY TWO HOURS FROM AN OVERDOSE, WITH THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THESE
• RESPOND TO OPIOID OVERDOSES.
• This allows the Coast Guard to carry drugs to treat overdoses, such as naloxone.
• Because when an overdose happens, there's no time to wait.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• we prescribe drugs, part of what goes into the medication is how it interacts with other drugs, overdose
• But overdosing on ivermectin has been stomach aches and different things like that.
• There are only two deaths that I found that possibly were attributed to overdosing on ivermectin, and
• And the overdose deaths that happened with ivermectin, was those somebody just using what they thought

Bills: HB4336, HB1818, HB3194, HB3538, HB3682, HB3762, HB3793, HB3930, HB3931, HB3934, HB4124, HB4200, HB4410, HB4457, HB4473, HB3884, HB1912

Keywords: interventional pain management, pain management clinic, chronic pain, acute pain, spinal injections, epidural steroid injection, peripheral nerve block, nerve ablation, spinal cord stimulator, intrathecal infusion pump, endoscopic diskectomy, fluoroscopy, physician supervision, allopathic physician, osteopathic physician, CRNA, certified registered nurse anesthetist, nurse anesthetist, freestanding pain management facility, medical licensure

Bills: HB816, HB1535, HB1537, HB1541, HB1562, HB1574, HB1591, HB1853, HB1854, HB1871, HB1965, HB1966, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2315, HB2343, HB2501, HB2505, HB1577, HB2443, HB2498, HB2581, HB2622

Keywords: HB816, Hawaii, opioid overdose, opioid crisis, buprenorphine, naloxone, Narcan, paramedics, emergency medical services, EMS, first responders, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, withdrawal management, overdose reversal, pilot program, Department of Health, DOH, county population under 100,000, rural health

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• beneficiaries and other legal and policy aspects that help address the substance use crisis and overdose
• And then they have not directly contributed to a decrease in overall overdose deaths.
• They have found little progress on the goals that states have established regarding decreased overdose
• So particularly as it relates to overdose deaths, which did increase overall and throughout the nation
• One of the things I wanted to mention, I know specific to here is overdose rate data is impossible to

Keywords: 908, all

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• Chan, on behalf of Drug Policy Alliance, opposed any clawbacks to the California Overdose Prevention
• the California Reducing Disparities Project, the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, and the California Overdose
• Epidemics, California, asking you to reject any cut in opioid settlement funds to the California Overdose
• California, asking you to reject any cut in opioid settlement funds to the California Overdose Prevention
• End the Epidemics Coalition, we continue to be opposed to any funding shift from the California overdose

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, focusing first on the Commission on Behavioral Health, then EMSA, and then the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department of Finance said the state faces a third consecutive deficit and that the May Revision includes difficult trade-offs, including proposed eliminations or reversions of some behavioral health and public health funds. The LAO echoed concern about the structural deficit and said it was still awaiting some budget details before offering a full analysis. For the Commission on Behavioral Health, Finance proposed eliminating $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act funds, arguing the money would help offset General Fund costs and noting future Proposition 1 innovation funding. The commission strongly opposed the cut, saying it would eliminate or delay launch-ready grants for early childhood supports, full-service partnerships, and peer respite, and would eventually end ongoing grant programming. Several advocates and commissioners testified that the funds support underserved communities and that Proposition 1 is not a substitute for the existing programs. The chair asked Finance to look for alternatives, but no vote was taken. EMSA presented mostly technical budget adjustments: increased authority for the California Poison Control System, a correction to EMSIS funding, and a reappropriation for enterprise services and data management. CDPH then reviewed a broader set of May Revision proposals, including reversions from the California Reducing Disparities Project, workforce development, STD prevention, hepatitis C prevention, hospice, and extreme heat funding, as well as a new generative AI pilot for health facility survey reporting. Members raised concerns about cuts to CRDP and gender health equity programs, especially because many grants are mid-contract and serve underserved communities; CDPH said the reversions were part of solving the deficit and that CRDP had been successful, while also clarifying that abortion.ca.gov would not be eliminated. Public comment was overwhelmingly opposed to the CRDP and related cuts, with many speakers describing the programs as life-saving and cost-effective. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Unfortunately, Texas continued to experience a significant... rise in overdose deaths between 2018 and
• Fentanyl, which we all know is a powerful and synthetic opiate, ...as the source of the overdose from
• House Bill 4783 directs HHSC to prepare a biannual report on opiate antagonists... ...program for overdose
• NARCAN at our public facilities such as libraries and recreation centers, so we can ensure that when overdoses
• transparency, accountability, and strategic planning, which is so important for combating opioid overdoses

Bills: HB35, HB138, HB754, HB1314, HB1612, HB2254, HB2510, HB2789, HB3560, HB3597, HB4224, HB4273, HB4643, HB4783, HB138

Keywords: peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, human trafficking, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting

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• someone who's overdosed very well could someone who's overdosed very well could have<00:30:03.480>
• Absolutely." they've overdosed um they're more than they've overdosed um they're more than likely<00:
• But my concern does come from what several members have mentioned of individuals who have overdosed,
• But my concern does come from what several members have mentioned of individuals who have overdosed,
• who have overdosed who have been<00:44:07.079> in<00:44:07.280> accidents<00:44:07.720

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:09 SB 64: 00:01:20 SB 73: 00:05:33 HB 662: 00:09:40 HB 320: 00:20:17, 958, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and first approved Senate Bill 64, as amended, on a 14-0 vote. The bill was described as a copper theft prevention measure aimed at protecting key infrastructure assets, including telecommunications and electrical highway infrastructure. Testimony in support came from Senator Brandon Storm and representatives from Charter Communications and law enforcement, who said copper theft and related vandalism are damaging fiber and other infrastructure across the state. A committee substitute was adopted before the vote. The committee then considered Senate Bill 73, relating to sexual extortion. Senator Julie Rocky Adams and Kentucky Youth Advocates testified that sextortion is a fast-growing crime against children and that the bill would make sexual extortion a felony, create civil remedies for victims, and require school-based education and resources. The bill passed 15-0 and was reported favorably for floor consideration. House Bill 662, relating to personally identifiable information, was also approved after discussion and a committee substitute. Representative John Blanton said the bill would help protect judges and certain medical review personnel from public disclosure of personal information while preserving provider access needed for appeals and communications. The Kentucky Medical Association supported the concept but stressed the need to preserve provider-facing information so doctors can conduct peer-to-peer reviews and appeals. The bill passed 15-0 with one pass vote. House Bill 320, relating to controlled substances on hospital property, was taken up for discussion only and no vote was taken. Representative Mike Klein and a St. Elizabeth nurse testified that hospitals are seeing illicit drug use and trafficking on campus and argued for a drug-free zone to protect staff, patients, and visitors. Committee members raised concerns about how the bill would apply to unconscious overdose patients, lawfully prescribed medications, emergency situations, and whether possession should be treated differently from trafficking. The chair ruled a motion out of order because the item was for discussion only, and the bill remained under consideration.

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• Senator, America will be safe when we don't have 200,000 drug overdoses in two years.
• ...500,000 deaths due to fentanyl and drug overdoses in one year.
• You have talked about making sure that we actually address drug overdoses.
• There are 100,000 drug overdoses, 100,000 rapes, and 17,000 homicides.
• And you've talked about the rapes, the fentanyl overdoses, the murders.

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• Kentucky has taken meaningful steps, including expanding overdose prevention efforts and certifying 35
• we lost 1,410 Kuckians<00:38:16.560> to<00:38:16.880> preventable<00:38:17.520> overdose
• <00:38:18.800> Each Kuckians to preventable overdose.
• Each Kuckians to preventable overdose.
• <00:39:22.480> prevention including expanding overdose prevention including expanding overdose

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 05:09 Calendar/2nd Readings 05:59 Report of Committees 07:10 Orders of the Day 08:11 HJR 25 08:26 HB 66 11:58 HB 305 16:20 HB 432 22:44 HB 313 27:29 HB 44 30:26 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 34:30 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 42:07 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 43:38 ConC/Rules Report 47:26 Floor Amendments 48:25 Adjournment 48:54, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 94 members present. The chamber excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 136 and 183 and requested concurrence. The journal was approved, and several bills were reported for second reading, including measures on vehicle wheels, proactive post-secondary admission, choking prevention in schools, state parks, background checks, public post-secondary employment, tuition waivers, veterans benefits, and a resolution urging a federal accreditation pathway for veterans-benefits assistance companies. Committee reports advanced a number of bills, including measures on privacy protection, theft by deception, social work, licensed occupations, members of the bar, and alternative high school diplomas. The House then adopted House Joint Resolution 25, which declares Kentucky a “food is medicine” state and directs agencies to coordinate pilot studies and partnerships around nutrition, public health, and Kentucky-grown products; the resolution passed 95-0. The chamber also passed House Bill 66, as amended, on video teleconference meetings for agencies and boards. The bill requires posting board member contact information, permits video-only meetings for informational or routine matters, requires a physical quorum for final actions on law, regulation, taxation, and large grants, and allows agencies to set their own video-meeting procedures; it passed 95-0 after adoption of a committee substitute, floor amendment, and title amendment. House Bill 305, the grand jury service bill renamed the Crystal Rogers Act, was amended by committee substitute and floor amendment after a successful motion to suspend the rules for a technical correction. The bill strengthens grand jury confidentiality rules, prohibits knowing recording or disclosure by those present, and extends the statute of limitations for violations; supporters cited the Crystal Rogers case as the reason for closing a gap in the law. It passed 93-0. House Bill 432 on local purchasing also passed, 82-7, after committee substitute changes clarified the 75% threshold for used vehicles and equipment and updated rules for noncompetitive purchasing and local government flexibility. The House then passed House Bill 313, reducing the notice period for city utility franchise agreements from 18 months to 6 months, by a vote of 93-0, and House Bill 44, which creates a robotics program trust fund and grant program for grades 7-12 to support STEM and workforce training, by a vote of 91-0. The session concluded with motions and announcements, including the bringing up of House Resolution 60 from committee and a resolution recognizing February 11, 2026 as Recovery Advocacy Day in Kentucky, with remarks on overdose deaths, recovery efforts, and the importance of prevention and services. Members also announced upcoming receptions and meetings, and one bill, House Bill 372, was withdrawn.

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• Any sort of overdose that was reported was because people were using the veterinary version, which of
• And overdosing it's a common sense thing for people to be cautious and to not overdose if they have access
• And so again that's where the – you know, the very, very small amount of overdose has happened.
• A lot of the overdose consisted of, you know, stomach aches, gastrointestinal issues, things like that
• Those are the side effects unless you overdose.

Bills: HB25, HB48, HB149, HB254, HB26, HB192

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert

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• If there is a student that is overdosing, of course we want them to get the opiate antagonist, but do
• or in the case of not an overdose, if there was a misunderstanding, and there really aren't negative
• of course we want them to get overdosing of course we want them to get the<00:13:05.600> the<
• or in the case of not an overdose or in the case of not an overdose<00:13:44.959> if<00:13:45.079
• if there was a misunderstanding overdose if there was a misunderstanding um<00:13:46.560> and

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