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SB 2505: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES PACKAGE; DOH; PARAMEDICS; BUPRENORPHINE; OPIOID OVERDOSE; PILOT PROGRAM; REPORT; APPROPRIATION

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-13

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-17: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Authorizes licensed paramedics in a county with a population of 100,000 or less to administer buprenorphine after administration of an opioid antagonist in cases of opioid overdoses, under certain conditions.  Requires the Department of Health to implement a two-year phased pilot program beginning in one county with a population of 100,000 or less and authorizes expansion of the program statewide as additional treatment resources become available.  Requires a report to the Legislature evaluating program outcomes.  Appropriates funds.  Sunsets 6/30/2028.  (SD1)

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services4MIN
Feb 4, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services

Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology4MIN
Feb 4, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology

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News Coverage:

SB 2505: Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; DOH; Paramedics; Buprenorphine; Opioid Overdose; Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation | Digital Democracy