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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION STATUTES."
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description: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION STATUTES."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
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legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 5515"
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citation: "Connecticut HB 5515 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Allergies", "Asthma", "Athletic trainers", "Civil actions", "Coaches (Athletic)", "Drugs", "Education Department", "Emergency medical services", "Epinephrine", "Guardian and ward", "Immunity", "Medical care", "Medical personnel", "Municipalities", "Occupational training", "Parents", "Physical therapists", "Public Health", "Department of", "School administrators", "School employees", "School nurses", "State Board of Education", "Students", "Teachers"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chris Stewart", "Cristin Mccarthy Vahey", "Karen Reddington-hughes", "Nicole Klarides-ditria", "Saud Anwar", "Tina Courpas", "Tom Delnicki", "Tom O'dea", "Tony Hwang", "William Pizzuto"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-03-05"
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last_action: "2026-05-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b771830c-dbe1-4c52-a280-28b127f609fa"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
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source_hash: "b052cf12b85961de8b00a8499e479029938b5b1602c5cac0f19d9487e54efa45"
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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 5515 (2026) — AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION STATUTES.
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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. **File No. 541** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05515-R000541-FC.PDF)
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2. **File No. 752** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05515-R000752-FC.PDF)
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3. **PH Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05515-R01-HB.PDF)
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4. **Public Act No. 26-38** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00038-R00HB-05515-PA.PDF)
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5. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05515-R00-HB.PDF)
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## Votes
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- House Roll Call Vote — **150–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Roll Call Vote — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Chris Stewart — primary (person)
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- Cristin Mccarthy Vahey — primary (person)
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- Karen Reddington-hughes — primary (person)
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- Nicole Klarides-ditria — primary (person)
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- Saud Anwar — primary (person)
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- Tina Courpas — primary (person)
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- Tom Delnicki — primary (person)
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- Tom O'dea — primary (person)
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- Tony Hwang — primary (person)
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- William Pizzuto — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-05** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-09** PUBLIC HEARING 0313
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- **2026-03-23** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-24** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
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- **2026-04-02** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/26 `referral`
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- **2026-04-09** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2026-04-09** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-09** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 360
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- **2026-04-09** FILE NO. 541
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- **2026-04-29** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-29** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
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- **2026-04-29** IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE
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- **2026-04-30** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-30** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 492
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- **2026-04-30** FILE NO. 752
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- **2026-05-04** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-04** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
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- **2026-05-04** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
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- **2026-05-14** PUBLIC ACT 26-38
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- **2026-05-15** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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- **2026-05-15** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-27** 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/b771830c-dbe1-4c52-a280-28b127f609fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).
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