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AZ HB2697

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Julie Willoughby

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Allows pharmacists and licensed health professionals to provide expired opioid antagonists (such as naloxone) without compensation to persons at risk of or experiencing an opioid overdose

  • Defines "expired opioid antagonist" as an opioid antagonist that is not more than three years past its expiration date

  • Extends civil liability protection to pharmacists and health professionals who provide expired opioid antagonists in good faith and with reasonable care, except in cases of wanton, willful, or gross negligence

  • Permits county health departments and overdose prevention programs to include expired opioid antagonists in naloxone kits distributed to at-risk individuals

  • Authorizes any person to administer an expired opioid antagonist to someone experiencing an opioid overdose, with immunity from civil damages when acting in good faith and without compensation

Legislative Description

Expired opioid antagonists; use

Use

Last Action

Senate read second time

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/11/2026
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency3/4/2026
Rules1/20/2026
Health and Human Services1/20/2026

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