# Colorado SB25-164: Opioid Antagonist Availability & State Board of Health Colorado SB25-164, Opioid Antagonist Availability & State Board of Health, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Faith Winter, Jamie Jackson (Democratic), Janice Marchman (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-164-2025A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-164 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Opioid Antagonist Availability & State Board of Health - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-14 - Last action: 2025-05-05, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Faith Winter, Jamie Jackson (Democratic), Janice Marchman (Democratic), Jenny Willford (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 33 - Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12), Public Health - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (113 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Drug disposal workers gain legal protection: benefit, low. Employees, agents, and volunteers of state-listed eligible groups gain protection while handling controlled substances solely for lawful safe disposal. Police cannot arrest them, and district attorneys cannot charge or prosecute them, for possession tied to those duties. Disposal must follow applic… - Community groups gain overdose response protections: benefit, low. Colorado’s State Board of Health must maintain a list of groups eligible to receive overdose medicine, replacing fixed recipient categories. Listed groups can receive medicine from prescribers, and the Chief Medical Officer can authorize distribution through a standing order. School employees actin… - Schools can expand overdose medicine access: benefit, low. Public, charter, and nonpublic schools can stock naloxone, an overdose-reversal medicine, after adopting and following a school policy. Storage can include school grounds, defibrillator cabinets, and school buses. Employees or agents can administer it when they believe someone is experiencing or at… - Youth gain input on overdose prevention: benefit, low. The State Board of Health must let the Colorado Youth Advisory Council present twice yearly on youth opioids and other health issues. The council must consult with the state’s Prevention Services Division during stakeholder work on overdose-medicine rules. The board must accept and incorporate this… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Faith Winter - Sponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Jenny Willford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brandi Bradley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rep. 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Bird - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ty Winter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 61 | 1 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-164 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 12 | 1 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 32 | 2 | | | 2025-03-13 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-164, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-05-05: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-04-25: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-04-25: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-04-24: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-15: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-14: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-11: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-08: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-03-19: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) - 2025-03-18: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83423/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83414/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83424/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83421/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83416/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83419/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40591/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83423/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83414/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83424/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83421/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83416/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83419/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40591/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-164-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).