republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2019/hb-7159.md

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Bill	AN ACT ADDRESSING OPIOID USE.	AN ACT ADDRESSING OPIOID USE.	us/states/ct	Connecticut General Assembly	2019	HB 7159	Connecticut HB 7159 (2019)	bill	Controlled substances Drug abuse treatment Drug manufacturers Emergency medical technicians Governor's bills Home health care Hospitals Life insurance Mental Health and Addiction Services Department of Paramedics Pharmacists Police Reports Studies Pharmacy technicians Electronic medical records Institution of higher education	enacted	Abercrombie, Catherine F. Ackert, Tim Anwar, Saud Aresimowicz, Joe Bergstein, Alexandra Betts, Whit Bizzarro, Gennaro Blumenthal, Matt Bolinsky, Mitch Buckbee, Bill Candelora, Vincent J. Carney, Devin R. Champagne, Dan Cheeseman, Holly H. Comey, Robin E. D'Amelio, Anthony J. Delnicki, Tom Dillon, Patricia A. Duff, Bob Exum, Tammy R. Felipe, Antonio Ferraro, Charles J. Fishbein, Craig C. Flexer, Mae Floren, Livvy R. Frey, John H. Garibay, Jane M. Genga, Henry J. Green, Robin Gucker, Kenneth M Haines, Irene M. Hampton, John K. Harding, Stephen G. Hill, Leslee B. Horn, Maria P. Hwang, Tony Kelly, Kevin C. Kennedy, Kathy Klarides-Ditria, Nicole Kushner, Julie Labriola, David K. Lanoue, Brian Leone, Carlo Logan, George S. Looney, Martin M. MacLachlan, Jesse Maroney, James J. Martin, Henri McCarty, Kathleen M. McGee, Brandon L. Miller, Patricia Billie Mushinsky, Mary M. Napoli, Ronald A. Needleman, Norman O'Dea, Tom O'Neill, Arthur J. Osten, Catherine A. Petit, William A. Rebimbas, Rosa C. Reyes, Geraldo C. Ritter, Matthew Rose, Kim Rutigliano, David Santiago, Hilda E. Scanlon, Sean Simanski, Bill Simmons, Caroline Slap, Derek Smith, Richard A. Somers, Heather S. Sredzinski, J.P. Turco, Gary A. Verrengia, Joe Wilson Pheanious, Pat Wilson, David T. Witkos, Kevin D. Wood, Terrie E. Yaccarino, Dave W. Young, Philip L. Zawistowski, Tami Zullo, Joseph H. Zupkus, Lezlye	3	27	0	2019-02-21	2019-07-09	openstates	ocd-bill/661c306e-272d-4e59-bd09-699b9c13bce2	ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv	5db74bfe9d50f536681d54f8a06d41a5d28a873bf5a4aa07f0df8d49bfd41d1e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ct

Connecticut HB 7159 (2019) — AN ACT ADDRESSING OPIOID USE.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. GL Joint Favorable Substitute (committee substitute) — source
2. Governor's Bill (committee substitute) — source
3. PH Joint Favorable (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• Abercrombie, Catherine F. — primary (person)
• Ackert, Tim — primary (person)
• Anwar, Saud — primary (person)
• Aresimowicz, Joe — primary (person)
• Bergstein, Alexandra — primary (person)
• Betts, Whit — primary (person)
• Bizzarro, Gennaro — primary (person)
• Blumenthal, Matt — primary (person)
• Bolinsky, Mitch — primary (person)
• Buckbee, Bill — primary (person)
• Candelora, Vincent J. — primary (person)
• Carney, Devin R. — primary (person)
• Champagne, Dan — primary (person)
• Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
• Comey, Robin E. — primary (person)
• D'Amelio, Anthony J. — primary (person)
• Delnicki, Tom — primary (person)
• Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
• Duff, Bob — primary (person)
• Exum, Tammy R. — primary (person)
• Felipe, Antonio — primary (person)
• Ferraro, Charles J. — primary (person)
• Fishbein, Craig C. — primary (person)
• Flexer, Mae — primary (person)
• Floren, Livvy R. — primary (person)
• Frey, John H. — primary (person)
• Garibay, Jane M. — primary (person)
• Genga, Henry J. — primary (person)
• Green, Robin — primary (person)
• Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
• Haines, Irene M. — primary (person)
• Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
• Harding, Stephen G. — primary (person)
• Hill, Leslee B. — primary (person)
• Horn, Maria P. — primary (person)
• Hwang, Tony — primary (person)
• Kelly, Kevin C. — primary (person)
• Kennedy, Kathy — primary (person)
• Klarides-Ditria, Nicole — primary (person)
• Kushner, Julie — primary (person)
• Labriola, David K. — primary (person)
• Lanoue, Brian — primary (person)
• Leone, Carlo — primary (person)
• Logan, George S. — primary (person)
• Looney, Martin M. — primary (person)
• MacLachlan, Jesse — primary (person)
• Maroney, James J. — primary (person)
• Martin, Henri — primary (person)
• McCarty, Kathleen M. — primary (person)
• McGee, Brandon L. — primary (person)
• Miller, Patricia Billie — primary (person)
• Mushinsky, Mary M. — primary (person)
• Napoli, Ronald A. — primary (person)
• Needleman, Norman — primary (person)
• O'Dea, Tom — primary (person)
• O'Neill, Arthur J. — primary (person)
• Osten, Catherine A. — primary (person)
• Petit, William A. — primary (person)
• Rebimbas, Rosa C. — primary (person)
• Reyes, Geraldo C. — primary (person)
• Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
• Rose, Kim — primary (person)
• Rutigliano, David — primary (person)
• Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
• Scanlon, Sean — primary (person)
• Simanski, Bill — primary (person)
• Simmons, Caroline — primary (person)
• Slap, Derek — primary (person)
• Smith, Richard A. — primary (person)
• Somers, Heather S. — primary (person)
• Sredzinski, J.P. — primary (person)
• Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
• Verrengia, Joe — primary (person)
• Wilson Pheanious, Pat — primary (person)
• Wilson, David T. — primary (person)
• Witkos, Kevin D. — primary (person)
• Wood, Terrie E. — primary (person)
• Yaccarino, Dave W. — primary (person)
• Young, Philip L. — primary (person)
• Zawistowski, Tami — primary (person)
• Zullo, Joseph H. — primary (person)
• Zupkus, Lezlye — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2019-02-21 REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law referral-committee
• 2019-03-07 PUBLIC HEARING 0312
• 2019-03-21 Joint Favorable Substitute committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-22 FILED WITH LCO
• 2019-04-01 REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/19
• 2019-04-08 RPTD. OUT OF LCO
• 2019-04-08 FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
• 2019-04-08 HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 307
• 2019-04-08 FILE NO. 481
• 2019-04-17 REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Public Health referral-committee
• 2019-04-24 Joint Favorable committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-24 FILED WITH LCO
• 2019-04-24 RPTD. OUT OF LCO
• 2019-04-24 NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Public Health referral-committee
• 2019-04-24 TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR
• 2019-06-04 HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
• 2019-06-04 HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A passage
• 2019-06-04 TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17
• 2019-06-04 FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
• 2019-06-04 SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 681
• 2019-06-05 SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
• 2019-06-05 SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
• 2019-06-05 ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
• 2019-06-26 PUBLIC ACT 19-191 became-law
• 2019-06-28 TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
• 2019-06-28 TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
• 2019-07-09 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/661c306e-272d-4e59-bd09-699b9c13bce2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).