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A1797 • 2026

Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.

Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Verrelli, Anthony S.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.

Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.
  • Topic: Public Safety and Preparedness Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Official Summary Text

Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.
Topic:
Public Safety and Preparedness
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1797

ASSEMBLY, No. 1797

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS

���� Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities
to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act

concerning the bulk purchase of heroin antidotes
and supplementing P.L.2013, c.46 (C.24:6J-1 et seq.).

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� The Attorney General
shall be authorized to negotiate, on

behalf of State, county, and local
law enforcement entities, emergency medical response entities, first aid or
rescue squads, and

other public entities in the State, directly with
drug manufacturers to purchase or obtain more favorable prices or rebates for
opioid antidotes as defined in section 3 of P.L.2013, c.46 (C.24:6J-3).

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill authorizes the
Attorney General to negotiate discounts and contract for bulk purchases of
opioid antidotes such as Naloxone, also sold under the brand name Narcan, on
behalf of certain public entities in the State.�

���� The bill codifies the
authority of the Attorney General to negotiate with drug manufacturers on
behalf of State, county, and local law enforcement entities, emergency medical
response entities, first aid or rescue squads, and other public entities to secure
discounts on opioid antidotes, and to purchase these antidotes in bulk.