MA S303

Bill

Relative to prescription opioid abuse prevention education

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to prescription opioid abuse prevention education. Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends the general laws in Massachusetts to require that public schools include education on prescription opioid abuse prevention, with a focus on the prescription drug epidemic and the connection between prescription opioid abuse and addiction to other drugs like heroin. The bill inserts this new language into the existing law regarding health education curriculum in public schools.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (5)

Brian Ashe (D), Marcos Devers (D), Eric Lesser (D), Mike Moore (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2538 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S303

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S303
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S303.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1162	To promote transparency in prescription drug prices	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1860	Relative to the dispensing of prescription drugs	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1972	To permit the wholesale importation of prescription drugs into the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H3489	To reduce fraud in prescription drug abuse testing and help prevent substance abuse	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H898	Relative to consumer deductibles	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S2538	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S570	Relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S706	To ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S721	Relative to mandatory prescription drug coverage	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1162

To promote transparency in prescription drug prices

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1860

Relative to the dispensing of prescription drugs

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1972

To permit the wholesale importation of prescription drugs into the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H3489

To reduce fraud in prescription drug abuse testing and help prevent substance abuse

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H898

Relative to consumer deductibles

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

S2538

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S570

Relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S706

To ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S721

Relative to mandatory prescription drug coverage

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

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