republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2021/hb-5597.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING OPIOIDS."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING OPIOIDS."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5597"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5597 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alternative medicine", "Controlled substances", "Drug abuse", "Emergency personnel", "Hospital personnel", "Medical examiners", "Mental Health and Addiction Services", "Department of", "Public Health", "Department of", "Reports", "Studies", "Task forces"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackert, Tim", "Allie-brennan, Raghib", "Anderson, Mark W", "Anwar, Saud", "Arconti, David", "Arora, Harry", "Betts, Whit", "Bolinsky, Mitch", "Buckbee, Bill", "Callahan, Patrick E.", "Candelora, Vincent J.", "Carney, Devin R.", "Carpino, Christie M.", "Case, Jay M.", "Cheeseman, Holly H.", "Comey, Robin E.", "Conley, Christine", "Dauphinais, Anne", "De La Cruz, Joe", "Delnicki, Tom", "Devlin, Laura M.", "Digiovancarlo, Michael", "Dillon, Patricia A.", "Doucette, Jason", "Ferraro, Charles J.", "Fiorello, Kimberly", "Foster, Jaime S.", "Garibay, Jane M.", "Genga, Henry J.", "Gonzalez, Minnie", "Goupil, Christine", "Green, Robin", "Gucker, Kenneth M", "Haines, Irene M.", "Harrison, Cindy", "Horn, Maria P.", "Howard, Greg S.", "Kavros Degraw, Eleni", "Kelly, Kevin C.", "Kennedy, Kathy", "Kissel, John A.", "Klarides-ditria, Nicole", "Labriola, David K.", "Lanoue, Brian", "Leeper, Jennifer", "Mastrofrancesco, Gale L.", "Mccarty, Kathleen M.", "Mcgee, Brandon L.", "Mcgorty, Ben", "Morrin Bello, Amy", "Mushinsky, Mary M.", "Nolan, Anthony L.", "Nuccio, Tammy", "Parker, John-michael", "Petit, William A.", "Rebimbas, Rosa C.", "Reyes, Geraldo C.", "Rutigliano, David", "Ryan, Kevin", "Sanchez, Robert", "Santiago, Hilda E.", "Simms, Travis", "Smith, Brian T.", "Somers, Heather S.", "Turco, Gary A.", "Veach, Donna", "Wilson, David T.", "Witkos, Kevin D.", "Wood, Terrie E.", "Yaccarino, Dave W.", "Zawistowski, Tami", "Zullo, Joseph H."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab7c7e6f-448d-46ac-96db-33be4e71185a"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "dc49ebd91c632ed88cbaf54f97192d5dc12c1b149fe5510b6a2b46167f4b2446"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
---

# Connecticut HB 5597 (2021) — AN ACT CONCERNING OPIOIDS.

## Version chain

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

1. **File No. 410** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FC/PDF/2021HB-05597-R000410-FC.PDF)
2. **File No. 785** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FC/PDF/2021HB-05597-R000785-FC.PDF)
3. **PH Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-05597-R01-HB.PDF)
4. **Public Act No. 21-113** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/ACT/PA/PDF/2021PA-00113-R00HB-05597-PA.PDF)
5. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-05597-R00-HB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Ackert, Tim — primary (person)
- Allie-brennan, Raghib — primary (person)
- Anderson, Mark W — primary (person)
- Anwar, Saud — primary (person)
- Arconti, David — primary (person)
- Arora, Harry — primary (person)
- Betts, Whit — primary (person)
- Bolinsky, Mitch — primary (person)
- Buckbee, Bill — primary (person)
- Callahan, Patrick E. — primary (person)
- Candelora, Vincent J. — primary (person)
- Carney, Devin R. — primary (person)
- Carpino, Christie M. — primary (person)
- Case, Jay M. — primary (person)
- Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
- Comey, Robin E. — primary (person)
- Conley, Christine — primary (person)
- Dauphinais, Anne — primary (person)
- De La Cruz, Joe — primary (person)
- Delnicki, Tom — primary (person)
- Devlin, Laura M. — primary (person)
- Digiovancarlo, Michael — primary (person)
- Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
- Doucette, Jason — primary (person)
- Ferraro, Charles J. — primary (person)
- Fiorello, Kimberly — primary (person)
- Foster, Jaime S. — primary (person)
- Garibay, Jane M. — primary (person)
- Genga, Henry J. — primary (person)
- Gonzalez, Minnie — primary (person)
- Goupil, Christine — primary (person)
- Green, Robin — primary (person)
- Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
- Haines, Irene M. — primary (person)
- Harrison, Cindy — primary (person)
- Horn, Maria P. — primary (person)
- Howard, Greg S. — primary (person)
- Kavros Degraw, Eleni — primary (person)
- Kelly, Kevin C. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, Kathy — primary (person)
- Kissel, John A. — primary (person)
- Klarides-ditria, Nicole — primary (person)
- Labriola, David K. — primary (person)
- Lanoue, Brian — primary (person)
- Leeper, Jennifer — primary (person)
- Mastrofrancesco, Gale L. — primary (person)
- Mccarty, Kathleen M. — primary (person)
- Mcgee, Brandon L. — primary (person)
- Mcgorty, Ben — primary (person)
- Morrin Bello, Amy — primary (person)
- Mushinsky, Mary M. — primary (person)
- Nolan, Anthony L. — primary (person)
- Nuccio, Tammy — primary (person)
- Parker, John-michael — primary (person)
- Petit, William A. — primary (person)
- Rebimbas, Rosa C. — primary (person)
- Reyes, Geraldo C. — primary (person)
- Rutigliano, David — primary (person)
- Ryan, Kevin — primary (person)
- Sanchez, Robert — primary (person)
- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
- Simms, Travis — primary (person)
- Smith, Brian T. — primary (person)
- Somers, Heather S. — primary (person)
- Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Veach, Donna — primary (person)
- Wilson, David T. — primary (person)
- Witkos, Kevin D. — primary (person)
- Wood, Terrie E. — primary (person)
- Yaccarino, Dave W. — primary (person)
- Zawistowski, Tami — primary (person)
- Zullo, Joseph H. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-26** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** PUBLIC HEARING 0324
- **2021-03-26** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-29** FILED WITH LCO
- **2021-04-06** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/12/21
- **2021-04-13** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2021-04-13** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR
- **2021-04-13** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 311
- **2021-04-13** FILE NO. 410
- **2021-06-03** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
- **2021-06-03** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2021-06-03** IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE
- **2021-06-04** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2021-06-04** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 557
- **2021-06-04** FILE NO. 785
- **2021-06-07** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2021-06-07** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2021-06-07** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2021-06-23** PUBLIC ACT 21-113
- **2021-06-24** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2021-06-24** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
- **2021-07-06** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab7c7e6f-448d-46ac-96db-33be4e71185a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).