An Act helping overdosing persons in emergencies
By Representative Pignatelli of Lee and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1747) of Smitty Pignatelli, Joan B. Lovely and others relative to requirements and procedures necessary for first responders to provide urgent help to persons overdosing from opioids. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Presenters:
- Smitty Pignatelli , Joan B. Lovely
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize forthwith certain requirements and procedures necessary for first responders to provide urgent help to persons overdosing from opioids , therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health.
Petitioners
| Name | District/Address |
|---|---|
| Smitty Pignatelli | 4th Berkshire |
| Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex |
| Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex |
| Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex |
| Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden |
| William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable |
| Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire |
| Carole A. Fiola | 6th Bristol |
| Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth |
| Christopher Hendricks | 11th Bristol |
| Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth |
| Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester |
| José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden |
| Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester |
| James M. Kelcourse | 1st Essex |
| John Barrett, III | 1st Berkshire |
| Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester |
| David K. Muradian, Jr. | 9th Worcester |
| Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
| Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex |
| Stephan Hay | 3rd Worcester |
| Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex |
| Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester |
| Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
| Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester |
| Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth |
| Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester |
| David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex |
| Adam G. Hinds | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden |
| Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex |
| James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex |
| Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk |
| Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex |
| F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol |
| Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. | 5th Worcester |
| Natalie M. Blais | 1st Franklin |
| Joseph A. Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex |
| Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol |
| Peter Capano | 11th Essex |
| Daniel R. Carey | 2nd Hampshire |
| Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester |
| Michelle L. Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex |
| Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth |
| Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex |
| Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex |
| Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire |
| Daniel M. Donahue | 16th Worcester |
| Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth |
| Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex |
| Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex |
| Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk |
| Cindy F. Friedman | Fourth Middlesex |
| Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
| William C. Galvin | 6th Norfolk |
| Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex |
| Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex |
| Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex |
| Bradford Hill | 4th Essex |
| Kate Hogan | 3rd Middlesex |
| Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk |
| Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex |
| Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk |
| John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth |
| Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex |
| Kathleen R. LaNatra | 12th Plymouth |
| David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester |
| Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire |
| Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex |
| Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk |
| Adrian C. Madaro | 1st Suffolk |
| Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk |
| Paul W. Mark | 2nd Berkshire |
| Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk |
| Rady Mom | 18th Middlesex |
| Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth |
| James M. Murphy | 4th Norfolk |
| Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex |
| Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol |
| Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden |
| Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
| David Allen Robertson | 19th Middlesex |
| John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk |
| Jeffrey N. Roy | 10th Norfolk |
| Jon Santiago | 9th Suffolk |
| Paul A. Schmid, III | 8th Bristol |
| Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
| Walter F. Timilty | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth |
| Aaron Vega | 5th Hampden |
| RoseLee Vincent | 16th Suffolk |
| Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk |
| Thomas P. Walsh | 12th Essex |
| Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable |
| Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex |
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