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PA HB269

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Arvind Venkat

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Pennsylvania Department of Health to develop opioid overdose awareness posters and pamphlets containing information on recognizing overdoses, response steps, and where to find naloxone and additional resources

  • Mandates Commonwealth agencies, metropolitan transportation authorities, municipalities, local transportation organizations, and State System universities display the posters in conspicuous public locations such as bathrooms, lobbies, entrances, bus stops, airports, and libraries, if feasible

  • Department of Health must pay all costs for printing and distributing the posters and make them available online in various sizes and languages upon request

  • Entities already displaying posters with equivalent overdose information may opt out by notifying the department of their use of an alternative poster

  • Act takes effect 60 days after enactment

Legislative Description

Further providing for drug overdose medication.

Last Action

Referred to Health & Human Services

4/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Services4/28/2025
Appropriations4/9/2025
Human Services1/22/2025

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