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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 427

Prescription, dispensing, and delivery of opioid antagonists

Became law

The governor signed it on Dec 8, 2015. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 20, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 3, 2015

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Nov 6, 2015

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 115

Latest entry in the official record, Dec 8, 2015: “Published 12-9-2015”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, or an advanced practice nurse certified to issue prescription orders (practitioner) may, directly or by the use of a standing order, prescribe an opioid antagonist to a person in a position to assist an individual at risk of undergoing an opioid-related drug overdose. Opioid antagonists are prescription drugs, such as the drug naloxone, some of which can, when administered to a person undergoing an overdose on drugs such as heroin or prescription narcotics, have the effect of countering the effects of the overdose. A practitioner who prescribes an opioid antagonist in this manner must ensure that the person to whom the opioid antagonist will be delivered (i.e., the person to whom it is prescribed) has the knowledge and training necessary to safely administer the opioid antagonist to an individual undergoing an opioid-related overdose and that the person demonstrates the capacity to ensure that any individual to whom the person further delivers or dispenses the opioid antagonist has or receives that knowledge and training. A licensed pharmacist may, upon the prescription order of a practitioner issued in accordance with the provisions described above, deliver (provide) the opioid antagonist to the person specified in the prescription order and may only deliver an opioid antagonist in accordance with those provisions or in accordance with his or her other legal authority to dispense prescription drugs.

This bill makes a number of changes and clarifications to the provisions in current law, including the following:

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1. Explicitly providing that a practitioner may prescribe an opioid antagonist to one or more licensed pharmacies, and that a licensed pharmacist may, upon and in accordance with the prescription order, deliver an opioid antagonist to an individual as specified in the order.

2. Clarifying current law to provide that a practitioner who prescribes an opioid antagonist, either under current law or to one or more pharmacies under the bill, must ensure that the person to whom the opioid antagonist is prescribed has or has the capacity to provide the knowledge and training described under current law.

Who's behind it

John Nygren, a Republican, is its ⁠.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 2 names

Author (1)

Signed on in support (1)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 23, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Nov 5, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Dec 8, 2015

    The new law was published.

  2. Dec 8, 2015

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 115.

  3. Dec 4, 2015

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 6, 2015

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Nov 5, 2015

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Nov 5, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Nov 4, 2015

    The Senate received it.

  8. Nov 3, 2015

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Nov 3, 2015

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Oct 23, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Oct 23, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  12. Oct 22, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Oct 20, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.

  14. Oct 20, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Oct 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Nygren; cosponsored by Senator Darling

  2. Oct 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Oct 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  6. Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Oct 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-3-2015 by Committee on Rules

  8. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  10. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  11. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Nov 4, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Nov 5, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  17. Nov 5, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  18. Nov 5, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  19. Nov 5, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-6-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  20. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Nov 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  26. Nov 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-10-2015

  27. Dec 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2015

  28. Dec 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-8-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 115

  29. Dec 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Published 12-9-2015

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary