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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT ADDRESSING OPIOID USE."
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description: "AN ACT ADDRESSING OPIOID USE."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
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legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 7159"
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citation: "Connecticut HB 7159 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["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"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["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"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2019-02-21"
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last_action: "2019-07-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/661c306e-272d-4e59-bd09-699b9c13bce2"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
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source_hash: "5db74bfe9d50f536681d54f8a06d41a5d28a873bf5a4aa07f0df8d49bfd41d1e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
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---
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# Connecticut HB 7159 (2019) — AN ACT ADDRESSING OPIOID USE.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **GL Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-07159-R01-HB.PDF)
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2. **Governor's Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-07159-R00-HB.PDF)
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3. **PH Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-07159-R02-HB.PDF)
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## Sponsors
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- Abercrombie, Catherine F. — primary (person)
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- Ackert, Tim — primary (person)
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- Anwar, Saud — primary (person)
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- Aresimowicz, Joe — primary (person)
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- Bergstein, Alexandra — primary (person)
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- Betts, Whit — primary (person)
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- Bizzarro, Gennaro — primary (person)
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- Blumenthal, Matt — primary (person)
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- Bolinsky, Mitch — primary (person)
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- Buckbee, Bill — primary (person)
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- Candelora, Vincent J. — primary (person)
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- Carney, Devin R. — primary (person)
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- Champagne, Dan — primary (person)
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- Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
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- Comey, Robin E. — primary (person)
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- D'Amelio, Anthony J. — primary (person)
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- Delnicki, Tom — primary (person)
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- Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
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- Duff, Bob — primary (person)
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- Exum, Tammy R. — primary (person)
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- Felipe, Antonio — primary (person)
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- Ferraro, Charles J. — primary (person)
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- Fishbein, Craig C. — primary (person)
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- Flexer, Mae — primary (person)
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- Floren, Livvy R. — primary (person)
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- Frey, John H. — primary (person)
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- Garibay, Jane M. — primary (person)
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- Genga, Henry J. — primary (person)
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- Green, Robin — primary (person)
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- Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
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- Haines, Irene M. — primary (person)
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- Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
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- Harding, Stephen G. — primary (person)
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- Hill, Leslee B. — primary (person)
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- Horn, Maria P. — primary (person)
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- Hwang, Tony — primary (person)
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- Kelly, Kevin C. — primary (person)
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- Kennedy, Kathy — primary (person)
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- Klarides-Ditria, Nicole — primary (person)
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- Kushner, Julie — primary (person)
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- Labriola, David K. — primary (person)
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- Lanoue, Brian — primary (person)
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- Leone, Carlo — primary (person)
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- Logan, George S. — primary (person)
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- Looney, Martin M. — primary (person)
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- MacLachlan, Jesse — primary (person)
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- Maroney, James J. — primary (person)
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- Martin, Henri — primary (person)
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- McCarty, Kathleen M. — primary (person)
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- McGee, Brandon L. — primary (person)
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- Miller, Patricia Billie — primary (person)
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- Mushinsky, Mary M. — primary (person)
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- Napoli, Ronald A. — primary (person)
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- Needleman, Norman — primary (person)
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- O'Dea, Tom — primary (person)
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- O'Neill, Arthur J. — primary (person)
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- Osten, Catherine A. — primary (person)
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- Petit, William A. — primary (person)
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- Rebimbas, Rosa C. — primary (person)
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- Reyes, Geraldo C. — primary (person)
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- Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
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- Rose, Kim — primary (person)
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- Rutigliano, David — primary (person)
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- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
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- Scanlon, Sean — primary (person)
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- Simanski, Bill — primary (person)
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- Simmons, Caroline — primary (person)
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- Slap, Derek — primary (person)
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- Smith, Richard A. — primary (person)
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- Somers, Heather S. — primary (person)
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- Sredzinski, J.P. — primary (person)
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- Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
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- Verrengia, Joe — primary (person)
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- Wilson Pheanious, Pat — primary (person)
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- Wilson, David T. — primary (person)
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- Witkos, Kevin D. — primary (person)
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- Wood, Terrie E. — primary (person)
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- Yaccarino, Dave W. — primary (person)
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- Young, Philip L. — primary (person)
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- Zawistowski, Tami — primary (person)
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- Zullo, Joseph H. — primary (person)
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- Zupkus, Lezlye — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-21** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-07** PUBLIC HEARING 0312
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- **2019-03-21** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-22** FILED WITH LCO
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- **2019-04-01** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/19
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- **2019-04-08** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2019-04-08** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
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- **2019-04-08** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 307
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- **2019-04-08** FILE NO. 481
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- **2019-04-17** REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-24** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-04-24** FILED WITH LCO
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- **2019-04-24** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2019-04-24** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-24** TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR
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- **2019-06-04** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
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- **2019-06-04** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
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- **2019-06-04** TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17
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- **2019-06-04** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
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- **2019-06-04** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 681
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- **2019-06-05** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
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- **2019-06-05** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
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- **2019-06-05** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
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- **2019-06-26** PUBLIC ACT 19-191 `became-law`
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- **2019-06-28** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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- **2019-06-28** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
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- **2019-07-09** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/661c306e-272d-4e59-bd09-699b9c13bce2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).
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