l9n/ Connecticut

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 5291

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING IMPROVED OPIOID MONITORING.

Became law as Public Act 24-120, signed June 5, 2024, 104 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require each hospital that treats a patient for a nonfatal overdose of an opioid drug to administer a toxicology screening of such patient if medically appropriate.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

9 co-sponsors

Travis Simms, Jaime S. Foster, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Holly H. Cheeseman, Henry J. Genga, Irene M. Haines, Robin E. Comey, Kathy Kennedy, Matt Blumenthal

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    Heather S. Somers, John A. Kissel, Lisa Seminara, Paul Cicarella, Jeff Gordon

    Its course

    February 22 to June 5, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action18 actions on 11 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 22 to May 169 days

    Public Health CommitteeFeb 22 to Mar 1118 days

    In the SenateMay 1 to May 87 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 8 to May 2820 days

    With the GovernorMay 28 to Jun 58 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 22 – May 1

    1. Feb 22Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Feb 26Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Mar 11Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 1Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate May 3 – May 8

    1. May 3Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 8Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 21 – Jun 5

    1. May 21Numbered Public Act 24-120
    2. May 28Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 5Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Feb 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 26PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 11Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 25RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 25FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 25HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 25FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 1HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. May 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    12. May 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    13. May 8SENATE PASSEDSenate
    14. May 8ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    15. May 21PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. May 28TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. May 28TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. Jun 5SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor