Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 1286 — Toxicology screening for xylazine.

Last action — Public Law 71

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2023. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    3 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that, if the coroner reasonably suspects the cause of the person's death to be accidental or intentional overdose of an opioid or if the person was administered an overdose intervention drug prior to death and was unresponsive to the overdose intervention drug, the coroner shall test certain bodily fluids to determine whether the bodily fluid contained any amount, including a trace amount, of xylazine at the time of the person's death.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 71

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Returned to the House without amendments

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: yeas 49, nays 0

  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. Senator Taylor G added as cosponsor

  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  11. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  12. Referred to the Senate

  13. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 154: yeas 96, nays 0

  14. Senate sponsors: Senators Johnson and Leising

  15. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  16. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  17. Representative Garcia Wilburn V added as coauthor

  18. Representative Vermilion A added as coauthor

  19. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  20. Authored by Representative Meltzer

  21. Coauthored by Representative Lauer

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1286 do?
Provides that, if the coroner reasonably suspects the cause of the person's death to be accidental or intentional overdose of an opioid or if the person was administered an overdose intervention drug prior to death and was unresponsive to the overdose intervention drug, the coroner shall test certain bodily fluids to determine whether the bodily fluid contained any amount, including a trace amount, of xylazine at the time of the person's death.
Who sponsors HB 1286?
HB 1286 is sponsored by Greg Taylor (Democrat), Jean Leising (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Ann Vermilion, Ryan Lauer (Republican), Jennifer Meltzer (Republican), and Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1286?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2023. Enacted.
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