HB 1286 IN Became Law
Toxicology screening for xylazine.
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Summary
Provides that, if the coroner reasonably suspects the cause of the person's death to be accidental or intentional overdose of an opioid or if the person was administered an overdose intervention drug prior to death and was unresponsive to the overdose intervention drug, the coroner shall test certain bodily fluids to determine whether the bodily fluid contained any amount, including a trace amount, of xylazine at the time of the person's death.
Sponsors (3)
- Jennifer Meltzer Republican · author
- Tyler Johnson Republican · sponsor
- Jean Leising Republican · sponsor
4 coauthors / cosponsors
- Ryan Lauer Republican · coauthor
- Ann Vermilion · coauthor
- Victoria Garcia Wilburn Democratic · coauthor
- Greg Taylor Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (21)
- Jan 11, 2023 Coauthored by Representative Lauer · lower
- Jan 11, 2023 Authored by Representative Meltzer · lower
- Jan 11, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · lower
- Jan 19, 2023 Representative Vermilion A added as coauthor · lower
- Jan 31, 2023 Representative Garcia Wilburn V added as coauthor · lower
- Feb 14, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
- Feb 16, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Feb 20, 2023 Senate sponsors: Senators Johnson and Leising · lower
- Feb 20, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 154: yeas 96, nays 0 · lower
- Feb 21, 2023 Referred to the Senate · lower
- Feb 28, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
- Mar 20, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
- Mar 20, 2023 Senator Taylor G added as cosponsor · upper
- Mar 23, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
- Mar 27, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
- Mar 28, 2023 Returned to the House without amendments · upper
- Apr 3, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Apr 4, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Apr 17, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 20, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
- Apr 20, 2023 Public Law 71 · lower
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