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Committee briefed on beach opioid‑antagonist requirement and training for lifeguards and park rangers
Summary
Representative O'Brien's House Bill 5,273 would require lifeguards and park rangers be trained in administering opioid antagonists and require public beaches to keep at least four doses on site. The committee received a brief description and had no witnesses; the bill was placed on a procedural hold.
Representative O’Brien’s House Bill 5,273 would require training in the administration of opioid antagonists for lifeguards and park rangers and would require public beaches to keep a minimum of four opioid‑antagonist doses available on site. Committee leadership read the bill description into the record and said Representative O’Brien was detained in another committee; no witnesses signed up to testify on the measure and there was no substantive discussion.
Committee members did not debate the merits at this hearing. The item concluded with the same procedural motion placed at the start of the meeting that held all seven bills for further study. If advanced, the committee will need to consider training standards, storage and funding for the required antagonist doses.
