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Committee backs narrow approach to allow distribution of recently expired naloxone
Utah Senate Health and Human Services Standing Committee · January 21, 2026
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Summary
Lawmakers advanced SB 87, which would permit distribution and use of naloxone up to two years past labeled expiration and require education when expired product is supplied. Sponsor Senator Plumb cited studies and interstate precedents in Colorado and Montana.
Senator Plumb told the committee that rising naloxone costs and short labeled shelf-lives have strained first-responder and public-health budgets and that several states have adopted approaches to extend practical access.
"Naloxone is the opioid antagonist. It's the virtual reversal drug," Plumb said, describing…
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