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S2398 • 2025

An Act directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations

An Act directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations

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Sponsor
John F. Keenan
Last action
2026-04-30
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations

An Act directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations By Mr.
  • Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2398) of John F.
  • Keenan, James B.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-30 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026

  2. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 31, 2026

  3. 2025-09-25 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations
By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2398) of John F. Keenan, James B. Eldridge and Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to direct the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2398

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall place accessible naloxone at all MBTA Blue Line, Green Line, Orange Line and Red Line stations. Each of the stations shall have 2 freestanding unalarmed naloxone boxes. Each box shall contain 2 units of 4 milligram intranasal naloxone spray. The boxes shall be checked daily for the purpose of replacing used naloxone. Flyers shall be mounted around the naloxone box with information relating to naloxone training. Instructions on how to use naloxone in the event of an emergency shall be displayed near the boxes. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall file a report on the efficacy of the program with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery. The report shall include an evaluation of the benefits and costs of the program and make recommendations on improving and expanding it to other modes of transportation. The report shall be filed no sooner than 12 months after initiation of the program but not later than 18 months after initiation.

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