AB 1510 (Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles)
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Held on the Senate Appropriations Committee suspense file on Aug. 15.
AB 1510 would have enacted the “Fighting Fentanyl Bond Act of 2024” and placed a general obligation bond on the November 2024 ballot to finance various substance use disorder treatment, harm reduction, research, and criminal justice programs.
AB 1859 (Alanis, R-Modesto)
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Signed by the governor on Sept. 27.
AB 1859 authorizes coroners to test for xylazine if they suspect an individual may have died from an opioid overdose, and to report positive test results to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program and provide the state Department of Public Health with a quarterly report on positive results.
AB 2115 (Haney, D-San Francisco)
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Signed by the governor on Sept. 27.
AB 2115 expands efforts to prevent overdose deaths by increasing access to methadone. At the federal level, clinics are authorized to dispense 72 hours of methadone to a patient during the referral and enrollment process for a methadone clinic (opioid treatment program). This extended dispensing authority provides methadone access while individuals are awaiting enrollment in a methadone clinic. Unfortunately, current California law does not fully align with this new authority. AB 2115 addresses this issue by updating state law to allow clinics to dispense 72 hours of methadone during the referral and enrollment process for a methadone clinic.