Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut SB1285: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTER PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: Introduced, February 11, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing an overdose prevention center pilot program. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTER PILOT PROGRAM. Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section: (1) "Overdose prevention center" means a community-based facility where a person with a substance use disorder may (A) (i) receive substance use disorder and other mental health counseling, (ii) use a test strip or any other drug testing technology to test a substance prior to consuming the substance, (iii) receive educational information regarding opioid antagonists, as defined in section 17a-714a of the general statutes, and the risks of contracting diseases from sharing hypodermic needles and syringes and other drug paraphernalia, (iv) receive referrals to substance use disorder treatment services, and (v) receive access to basic support services, including, but not limited to, laundry machines, a bathroom, a shower and a place to rest, and (B) in a separate location within the facility, safely consume controlled substances under the observation of licensed health care providers who are present to provide necessary medical treatment in the event of an LCO No. 4442 1 of Raised Bill No. 1285 overdose of a controlled substance; and (2) "Test strip" means a product that a person may use to test any substance, prior to injection, inhalation or ingestion of the substance, for traces of any component recognized by the Commissioner of Mental Health …
Sponsors
- Saud Anwar (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Geraldo Reyes (D, 75)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Martha Marx (D, 20)
- Julie Kushner (D, 24)
- Sarah Keitt (D, 134)
- Jillian Gilchrest (D, 18)
- Robin Comey (D, 102)
- Patrick Biggins (D, 11)
- Henry Genga (D, 10)
- Herron Gaston (D, 23)
Latest actions
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Senate Calendar Number 332
- : File Number 607
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/25 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Public Hearing 02/21
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health
Common questions
- What is SB1285?
- SB1285 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTER PILOT PROGRAM.
- What does SB1285 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing an overdose prevention center pilot program. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB1285?
- Introduced as of February 11, 2025. Latest action: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (April 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1285?
- Saud Anwar (D, 3), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1285?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB01285&which_year=2025
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