Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S2398: An Act directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations
Status: In committee, August 13, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall place accessible naloxone at all MBTA Blue Line, Green Line, Orange Line and Red Line stations. Each of the stations shall have 2 freestanding unalarmed naloxone boxes. Each box shall contain 2 units of 4 milligram intranasal naloxone spray. The boxes shall be checked daily for the purpose of replacing used naloxone. Flyers shall be mounted around the naloxone box with information relating to naloxone training. Instructions on how to use naloxone in the event of an emergency shall be displayed near the boxes. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall file a report on the efficacy of the program with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery. The report shall include an evaluation of the benefits and costs of the program and make recommendations on improving and expanding it to other modes of transportation. The report shall be filed no sooner than 12 months after initiation of the program but not later than 18 months after initiation.
Sponsors
- John Keenan (D, Norfolk and Plymouth) · primary sponsor
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
- Patricia Jehlen (D, Second Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- : Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 31, 2026
- : Hearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- : House concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Transportation
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Transportation (July 31, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S2398?
- S2398 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations.
- What is the status of S2398?
- In committee as of August 13, 2026. Latest action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (August 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2398?
- John Keenan (D, Norfolk and Plymouth), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2398?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2398
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