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SF0078

Wyoming Opioid Addiction Task Force

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In one sentence

This law creates a 14-member task force to study issues related to opioid addiction, including education, prevention, and treatment.

What it does

  • Creates the Opioid Addiction Task Force to consider issues such as prescription drug monitoring, treatment quality, and education.
  • Requires the Advisory Council on Palliative Care to seek opportunities to open a dialogue with the task force regarding the legitimate uses of prescription drugs for palliative care.
  • Requires the task force to submit a preliminary report by October 1, 2018, and a final report by October 1, 2019.
  • Requires the Legislative Service Office to staff the task force.
  • Appropriates $25,000 to the Legislative Service Office for legislative members' expenses and $40,000 to the Office of the Governor for nonlegislative members' expenses.

Who it affects

  • Members of the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives appointed to the task force.
  • State officials, including the Governor, Attorney General, and Department of Health director, who appoint or serve on the task force.
  • Healthcare providers, pharmacists, law enforcement officers, and public members appointed to the task force.
  • The Legislative Service Office and the Office of the Governor, which receive specific funding for the task force's operations.

Limits and unknowns

  • The task force terminates on December 31, 2019.
  • Unexpended funds from the appropriations must revert as provided by law on June 30, 2020.
  • The law requires the task force to consider specific issues and submit reports, but does not mandate specific legislative actions beyond those recommendations.

Plain language

Terms to know

Opioid
A type of pain-relieving drug that can be addictive.
Naloxone
A prescription drug used to counteract opioid overdoses.
Palliative care
Medical care focused on relieving pain and symptoms for people with serious illnesses.
Prescription drug monitoring program
A system that tracks controlled substance prescriptions and patient prescription history.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

Bill Summary Bill No.: SF0078 Effective : Immediately LSO No.: 18LSO-0439 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0060 Chapter No.: 106 Prime Sponsor: Bebout Catch Title: Opioid addiction task force. Subject: Opioid addiction—education, prevention and treatment. Summary/Major Elements: Creates the Opioid Addiction Task Force to study issues relating to opioid addiction, including education, prevention and treatment. Establishes the membership and duties of the Task Force. Comments: Appropriates $25,000 to the Legislative Service Office and $40,000 to the Office of the Governor for Task Force operations. Requires a preliminary Task Force report by Octob er 1, 2018 and a final report by October 1, 2019. Requires the Legislative Service Office to staff the Task Force. Requires the appointment of two (2) members of the S enat e and two (2) members of the House of Representatives to the Task Force by the presiding officers . Effective immediately. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill .

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Sep 19, 6:21 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker supports the bill because a request from task force members to include a practicing Wyoming physician strengthens the legislation.

Public statementFloor statement at 22:00 Watch the statement

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

8 roll calls

S Concur:Passed 30-0-0-0-02018-03-10 · Senate30 yes 0 no
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-0-0-02018-03-09 · House58 yes 2 no
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-02018-03-06 · House7 yes 0 no
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-02018-03-06 · House8 yes 0 no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-02018-02-23 · Senate30 yes 0 no
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02018-02-20 · Senate5 yes 0 no
S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02018-02-20 · Senate5 yes 0 no
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 29-0-1-0-02018-02-14 · Senate29 yes 0 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Governor Signed SEA No. 0060Governor
  2. Assigned Chapter Number 106LSO
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0060House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0060Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0060LSO
  6. S Concur:Passed 30-0-0-0-0Senate
  7. S Received for ConcurrenceSenate
  8. H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-0-0-0House
  9. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  10. H COW:PassedHouse
  11. H Placed on General FileHouse
  12. H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0House
  13. :Rerefer to H02 - AppropriationsHouse
  14. H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0House
  15. H Introduced and Referred to H10 - LaborHouse
  16. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  17. S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0Senate
  18. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  19. S COW:PassedSenate
  20. S Placed on General FileSenate

Changes

Amendments

3 stored

SF0078HS001

Adopted Standing Committee by House Labor

SF0078SS001

Adopted Standing Committee by SLabor

SF0078SS002

Adopted Standing Committee by SAppropriations