CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2112
Chapter 211, Laws of 2024
68TH LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION—OPIOIDS AND FENTANYL
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2024
Passed by the House February 8, 2024 Yeas 94 Nays 3 LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 1, 2024 Yeas 49 Nays 0 DENNY HECK
President of the Senate | CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2112 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk Chief Clerk |
Approved March 19, 2024 3:11 PM | FILED March 21, 2024 |
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2112
Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session
State of Washington | 68th Legislature | 2024 Regular Session |
ByHouse Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Nance, Leavitt, Simmons, Reed, Ormsby, Callan, Rule, Orwall, Paul, Timmons, Lekanoff, Riccelli, Wylie, Reeves, Shavers, Pollet, Kloba, and Davis)
READ FIRST TIME 02/05/24.
AN ACT Relating to opioid and fentanyl prevention education and awareness at institutions of higher education; adding a new section to chapter
28B.10 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter
28B.10 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Each public and private institution of higher education shall provide opioid and fentanyl prevention education and awareness information to all students. Education may be offered in person or electronically and must include information on the "good samaritan" statute in RCW
69.50.315. This education must be posted on each institution's public website for students, parents, and legal guardians to view.
(2) Naloxone and fentanyl strips must be made available to students on campus in various accessible locations such as student wellness centers, student union buildings, and student housing.
(3) Institutions of higher education must provide staff working in residence halls education and training on administering naloxone.
(4) For the purpose of assisting a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose, an institution of higher education may obtain and maintain opioid overdose reversal medication through a standing order prescribed and dispensed in accordance with RCW
69.41.095.
(5) For the purposes of this section, "institutions of higher education" has the same meaning as defined in RCW
28B.92.030.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2024, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void.
Passed by the House February 8, 2024.
Passed by the Senate March 1, 2024.
Approved by the Governor March 19, 2024.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 21, 2024.
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