| TO: | Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services |
| FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB1462 by West (Relating to the prescription, administration, and possession of certain opioid antagonists for the treatment of suspected opioid overdoses. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions for criminal offenses are the subject of this analysis. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to provide protection for certain persons against criminal liability for certain offenses related to dangerous drugs. Under the provisions of the bill, certain persons would be permitted to provide or administer certain opioid antagonists to persons at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose.
Allowing for a defense to prosecution for a criminal offense is expected to decrease correctional supervision and/or incarceration populations and thereby decrease demands on state correctional resources. This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not significantly impact state correctional populations, programs, or workloads.
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| LBB Staff: | UP, LM, ESi
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