S. 3588 Senate Health
School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
Committee Consideration, still liveSTAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on health, education, labor, and pensions. hearings held on Mar 19, 2026.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Jan 7, 2026
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Jan 7, 2026
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Mar 19, 2026
Cosponsors
6
Subjects
Drug therapyDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHealth technology, devices, suppliesSchool administration
Committees
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- [Hearings By (full committee), Mar 19, 2026]
- [Referred To, Jan 7, 2026]
Summary
School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026This bill authorizes grants for expanding access to drugs or devices to treat opioid overdoses (e.g., naloxone) in elementary and secondary schools.The Department of Health and Human Services may award the grants to states, Indian tribes, and localities. To receive a grant, recipients must certify that schools in their jurisdictions will stock the drugs and devices and have trained staff on premises during operating hours to administer them.Additionally, the attorney general of the recipient's state must certify that trained staff are covered by state civil liability protections for individuals who administer aid in an emergency (commonly known as Good Samaritan laws).
[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]
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