An Act to reduce harm from opioids
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
- Status:
- Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
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 at risk of serious and deadly harm from opioids and opioid overdose, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health.
Cosponsors/Original Petitioners
| Name | District/Address |
|---|---|
| Smitty Pignatelli This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Berkshire |
| Joan B. Lovely This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Second Essex |
| Jack Patrick Lewis This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 7th Middlesex |
| Ruth B. Balser This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 12th Middlesex |
| Brian M. Ashe This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 2nd Hampden |
| William L. Crocker, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 2nd Barnstable |
| Tricia Farley-Bouvier This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 3rd Berkshire |
| Carole A. Fiola This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 6th Bristol |
| Susan Williams Gifford This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 2nd Plymouth |
| Christopher Hendricks This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Bristol |
| Mathew J. Muratore This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Plymouth |
| Brian W. Murray This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 10th Worcester |
| José F. Tosado This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 9th Hampden |
| Hannah Kane This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Worcester |
| James M. Kelcourse This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Essex |
| John Barrett, III This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Berkshire |
| Kimberly N. Ferguson This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Worcester |
| David K. Muradian, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 9th Worcester |
| Elizabeth A. Poirier This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 14th Bristol |
| Thomas M. Stanley This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 9th Middlesex |
| Stephan Hay This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 3rd Worcester |
| Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 28th Middlesex |
| Joanne M. Comerford This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester |
| Denise Provost This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 27th Middlesex |
| Mary S. Keefe This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 15th Worcester |
| Josh S. Cutler This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 6th Plymouth |
| Michael O. Moore This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Second Worcester |
| David M. Rogers This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 24th Middlesex |
| Adam G. Hinds This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden |
| Carmine Lawrence Gentile This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 13th Middlesex |
| James Arciero This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 2nd Middlesex |
| Bruce J. Ayers This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Norfolk |
| Christine P. Barber This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 34th Middlesex |
| F. Jay Barrows This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Bristol |
| Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 5th Worcester |
| Natalie M. Blais This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Franklin |
| Joseph A. Boncore This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | First Suffolk and Middlesex |
| Antonio F. D. Cabral This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 13th Bristol |
| Peter Capano This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Essex |
| Daniel R. Carey This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 2nd Hampshire |
| Harriette L. Chandler This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | First Worcester |
| Michelle L. Ciccolo This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 15th Middlesex |
| Angelo L. D'Emilia This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Plymouth |
| Michael S. Day This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 31st Middlesex |
| Marjorie C. Decker This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 25th Middlesex |
| Mindy Domb This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 3rd Hampshire |
| Daniel M. Donahue This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 16th Worcester |
| Michelle M. DuBois This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 10th Plymouth |
| Carolyn C. Dykema This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Middlesex |
| Lori A. Ehrlich This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Essex |
| Nika C. Elugardo This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 15th Suffolk |
| Cindy F. Friedman This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Fourth Middlesex |
| Paul K. Frost This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 7th Worcester |
| William C. Galvin This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 6th Norfolk |
| Sean Garballey This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 23rd Middlesex |
| Anne M. Gobi This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex |
| Jonathan Hecht This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 29th Middlesex |
| Bradford Hill This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Essex |
| Kate Hogan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 3rd Middlesex |
| Kevin G. Honan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 17th Suffolk |
| Bradley H. Jones, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 20th Middlesex |
| Louis L. Kafka This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Norfolk |
| John F. Keenan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Norfolk and Plymouth |
| Kay Khan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Middlesex |
| Kathleen R. LaNatra This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 12th Plymouth |
| David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 17th Worcester |
| Eric P. Lesser This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | First Hampden and Hampshire |
| Jason M. Lewis This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Fifth Middlesex |
| Jay D. Livingstone This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Suffolk |
| Adrian C. Madaro This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Suffolk |
| Elizabeth A. Malia This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Suffolk |
| Paul W. Mark This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 2nd Berkshire |
| Liz Miranda This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 5th Suffolk |
| Rady Mom This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 18th Middlesex |
| Mark C. Montigny This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Second Bristol and Plymouth |
| James M. Murphy This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Norfolk |
| Tram T. Nguyen This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 18th Essex |
| Marc R. Pacheco This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | First Plymouth and Bristol |
| Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 12th Hampden |
| Rebecca L. Rausch This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
| David Allen Robertson This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 19th Middlesex |
| John H. Rogers This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 12th Norfolk |
| Jeffrey N. Roy This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 10th Norfolk |
| Jon Santiago This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 9th Suffolk |
| Paul A. Schmid, III This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Bristol |
| Todd M. Smola This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Hampden |
| Walter F. Timilty This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth |
| Aaron Vega This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 5th Hampden |
| RoseLee Vincent This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 16th Suffolk |
| Tommy Vitolo This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 15th Norfolk |
| Thomas P. Walsh This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 12th Essex |
| Timothy R. Whelan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Barnstable |
| Donald H. Wong This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 9th Essex |
* — Sponsor is an original petitioner.
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