AB 2998

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 21, 2024
  • Passed Senate Aug 12, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Sep 29, 2024

Opioid overdose reversal medications: pupil administration.

Abstract

Existing law authorizes a public or private elementary or secondary school to determine whether or not to make emergency naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist and trained personnel available at its school, and to designate one or more volunteers to receive related training to address an opioid overdose, as specified. Existing law prohibits a person who has completed that training and who administers, in good faith and not for compensation, naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to a person who appears to be experiencing an opioid overdose from being subject to professional review, liable in a civil action, or subject to criminal prosecution for the person's acts or omissions in administering the naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist, unless the person's acts or omissions constituted gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, as provided. This bill would prohibit a school district, county office of education, or charter school from prohibiting a pupil 12 years of age or older, while on a schoolsite or participating in school activities, from carrying or administering, for the purposes of providing emergency treatment to persons who are suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from an opioid overdose, a naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray or any other opioid overdose reversal medication that is federally approved for over-the-counter, nonprescription use, as provided. The bill would prohibit a pupil 12 years of age or older of those local educational agencies who administers those opioid antagonists on a schoolsite or while participating in school activities to a person who appears to be experiencing an opioid overdose, from being held liable in a civil action or being subject to criminal prosecution for their acts or omissions, unless the pupil's acts or omissions constitute gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, as provided. The bill would also prohibit those local educational agencies, or an employee of those local educational agencies, from being subject to professional review, liable in a civil action, or subject to criminal prosecution for a pupil's acts or omissions in administering those opioid antagonists, unless an act or omission of the local educational agency, or the employee of the local educational agency, constitutes gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct connected to the administration of those opioid antagonists.

Bill Sponsors (8)

Votes


Actions


Sep 29, 2024

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 974, Statutes of 2024.

Aug 26, 2024

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

Aug 19, 2024

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6361.).

Aug 12, 2024

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5045.).

Aug 06, 2024

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

Aug 05, 2024

Senate

From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

Jun 20, 2024

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 19, 2024

Senate

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 18).

Jun 12, 2024

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on JUD.

May 29, 2024

Senate

Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on ED. and JUD.

May 22, 2024

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 21, 2024

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 5446.)

May 16, 2024

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

May 15, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 15).

Apr 30, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 29, 2024

Assembly

Read second time and amended.

Apr 25, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 24).

Apr 18, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

Apr 15, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on JUD.

Apr 11, 2024

Assembly

Read second time and amended.

Apr 10, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 9).

Apr 02, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HEALTH.

Apr 01, 2024

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

Mar 11, 2024

Assembly

Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

Feb 17, 2024

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

Feb 16, 2024

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB2998 HTML
02/16/24 - Introduced PDF
04/01/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
04/11/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
04/29/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/20/24 - Amended Senate PDF
08/21/24 - Enrolled PDF
09/29/24 - Chaptered PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/05/24- Assembly Health PDF
04/22/24- Assembly Education PDF
05/14/24- Assembly Appropriations PDF
06/10/24- Senate Education PDF
06/14/24- Senate Judiciary PDF
08/07/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/14/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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