HF3349

HF3349 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

High school students allowed to possess and administer opiate antagonists.

Related bill: SF3553

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

The bill is designed to address opioid overdoses among high school students by allowing schools to support peer-administered overdose reversal. Specifically, it enables high schools to permit a student in grades 9 through 12 to possess and administer an opiate antagonist to another high school student, with protections under existing law.

Main Provisions

Amends Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 121A.224, subdivision 2.
A school district or charter school must allow a student in grades 9 through 12 to possess and administer an opiate antagonist to another high school student.
The possession and administration of opiate antagonists under this section are protected by the provisions of section 604A.04.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

Expands who may possess and administer an opiate antagonist on school property or at school events to include high school students (grades 9–12).
Ties the new practice to existing protections under section 604A.04, which provides certain legal protections related to overdose situations.

Practical Implications

Schools would implement policies to enable peer response to overdoses using opiate antagonists (e.g., naloxone) within high schools.
The change integrates overdose-response actions into the school environment, relying on existing legal protections for those involved.

Relevant Terms opiate antagonist, naloxone (implied), high school student, grades 9 through 12, school district, charter school, possession, administer, Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 121A.224 subdivision 2, section 604A.04, overdose response, Good Samaritan protections (indirectly referenced).

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
February 17, 2026	House		Action	Introduction and first reading, referred to	Education Policy
February 19, 2026	House		Action	Authors added

Citations

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    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Explicit authorization for high school students to possess and administer an opiate antagonist to another student."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 121A.224, subdivision 2 to permit high school students in grades 9 through 12 to possess and administer an opiate antagonist to another student, with the protections of section 604A.04 applying to such possession and administration.",
      "modified": [
        "Adds cross-reference ensuring the protections of Minnesota Statutes section 604A.04 apply to the possession and administration of opiate antagonists under this section."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 121A.224, subdivision 2",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 2"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Cross-reference to Minnesota Statutes 604A.04 added to govern protections for possession and administration of opiate antagonists under this section."
      ],
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      "summary": "The bill references Minnesota Statutes 604A.04 to provide protections for the possession and administration of opiate antagonists under the amended 121A.224, subdivision 2.",
      "modified": [
        "Includes the protections of 604A.04 as applicable to the possession and administration of opiate antagonists under the amended section."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "Minnesota Statutes 604A.04",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]