SB 48 — Opioids, boards certifying prescribing, opiate risk education required
Last action — Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Opioids, boards certifying prescribing, opiate risk education required-
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
Sponsors
- Andrew Jones · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 0% | 0% | 26% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Burkette | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Not Voting |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Not Voting |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Not Voting |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 0% | 0% | 26% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Burkette | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Not Voting |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Not Voting |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Not Voting |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 48 do?
- Opioids, boards certifying prescribing, opiate risk education required-
- Who sponsors SB 48?
- SB 48 is sponsored by Andrew Jones (R).
- What is the current status of SB 48?
- This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 48?
- Track SB 48 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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