Kansas HB2436: Defining emergency opioid antagonist as including an expired emergency opioid antagonist for a person rendering aid to another in reasonable need of medical assistance

What the bill says

An act concerning health and healthcare; relating to rendering medical assistance; allowing for the use of expired opioid antagonists to treat an opioid overdose; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-2312 and repealing the existing section.

From the introduced text, January 14, 2026:

AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to rendering medical assistance; allowing for the use of expired opioid antagonists to treat an opioid overdose; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-2312 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-2312 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22-2312. (a) A law enforcement officer shall not take a person into custody based solely on the commission of an offense described in subsection (b) if the law enforcement officer, after making a reasonable determination and considering the facts and surrounding circumstances, reasonably believes that the person: (1) (A) Initiated contact with a law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency or emergency medical services and requested medical assistance on the person's own behalf because the person reasonably believed they needed medical assistance as a result of the use of a controlled substance; and (B) cooperated with law enforcement officers and emergency medical services personnel in providing such medical assistance; (2) (A) was a person who rendered aid, including administering an emergency opioid antagonist, to another person who reasonably appeared to need medical assistance as a result of the use of a controlled substance or initiated contact with a law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency or emergency medical services and requested medical assistance for …

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Sponsors

• Suzanne Wikle (D) · primary sponsor
• Mike Amyx (D)
• Wanda Brownlee Paige (D, 35)
• John Carmichael (D)
• Ford Carr (D)
• Ronald Ellis (R)
• Linda Featherston (D)
• Kirk Haskins (D)
• Nick Hoheisel (R)
• Timothy Johnson (R)
• Angela Martinez (D)
• McDonald, Nikki (D, 49)

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. February 2, 2026: Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
3. February 2, 2026: Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
4. January 28, 2026: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services
5. January 14, 2026: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
6. January 14, 2026: Introduced

Common questions

What is HB2436?

HB2436 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Defining emergency opioid antagonist as including an expired emergency opioid antagonist for a person rendering aid to another in reasonable need of medical assistance.

What does HB2436 do?

In its own words: An act concerning health and healthcare; relating to rendering medical assistance; allowing for the use of expired opioid antagonists to treat an opioid overdose; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-2312 and repealing the existing section.

What is the status of HB2436?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2436?

Suzanne Wikle (D), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2436?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2436/