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SB00195Introduced in the Senate

An Act Concerning The Prevention Of Accidental Overdose Deaths And Improving Access To Treatment And Recovery Services For Substance Use Disorder.

Introduced

Introduced by Public Health Committee

What does this bill do?

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Official description

To prevent accidental overdose deaths and improve access to treatment and recovery services for substance use disorder.

Where it stands

Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

April 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Chamber not recordedStage: APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) · April 17, 2026

39

Yes

13

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

53 senators recorded in this Chamber not recorded vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Minnie Gonzalez3Yes
Maryam Khan5Yes
James Sanchez6Yes
Timothy Ackert8No
Bobby Gibson15Yes
Eleni Kavros DeGraw17Yes
Jillian Gilchrest18Yes
Tammy Exum19Yes
Rebecca Martinez22Yes
Emmanuel Sanchez24Yes

Bill history

  1. Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health

  2. Public Hearing 02/18

  3. Joint Favorable

  4. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  5. Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 12:00 PM

  6. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  8. Senate Calendar Number 51

  9. File Number 30

  10. Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations

  11. Immediate Transmittal

  12. Joint Favorable

  13. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  14. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  15. No New File by Committee on Appropriations

  16. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

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