Indefinitely postponed
Provide immunity for administration of naloxone or other federally approved opioid antagonists ↗
| Sponsor | Sen. Carolyn Bosn (District 25) (Introduced 01/09/2025) |
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| Sponsor Ranking | The Nebraska Legislature is officially nonpartisan, and no published ideology measurement of its members is in our database - so none is shown. This page shows how members voted, never where anyone places them. |
| KJV verdict | PASS · 3 grounds ↓ |
| Committees | Judiciary |
| Latest Action | 04/17/2026 Indefinitely postponed |
| Roll Call Votes | There have been no roll call votes |
| Source | view on nebraskalegislature.gov (new tab) → |
Brief (4)
If it passes, what changes
This bill broadens Nebraska's existing legal-immunity law for opioid overdose response from covering only naloxone to covering any FDA-approved opioid antagonist.
- §1 replaces every instance of "naloxone" with "opioid antagonist" throughout the immunity provisions.
- §1(5)(g) redefines the key term: "opioid antagonist" now means naloxone hydrochloride or any other FDA-approved reversal drug.
- §1(1) lets authorized health professionals prescribe, administer, or dispense an opioid antagonist without administrative or criminal liability.
- §1(2) extends the same protection to family, friends, or school personnel who obtain and use an opioid antagonist in good faith.
- §1(3) and §1(4) keep the existing immunity and civil-liability protections for emergency responders and peace officers, now applied to any opioid antagonist.
- §2 repeals the original version of section 28-470 that named only naloxone.
Does it do what it claims
The title and text match closely: this is a narrow definitional amendment, not a new program or funding measure.
- The title says it will "provide and eliminate definitions" -- it eliminates the old "Naloxone means naloxone hydrochloride" definition and adds a broader "opioid antagonist" definition in §1(5)(g).
- The title says it provides immunity for conduct relating to opioid antagonists -- §1(1) through §1(4) do exactly that, unchanged in structure from prior law.
- No new dollar figures, agencies, or enforcement mechanisms appear anywhere in §1 or §2.
- The bill does not expand who qualifies for immunity (same categories: health professionals, family/friends, emergency responders, peace officers) -- only what drug is covered.
The case each way
The dispute is not over the immunity itself, which is unchanged, but over whether widening the covered drug class is wise.
- For: Locking the law to "naloxone" alone could leave newer or better opioid antagonists uncovered as medicine advances; §1(5)(g)'s FDA-approval standard keeps the law current automatically.
- For: Since the immunity structure in §1(1)-§1(4) is untouched, this is a low-risk technical fix rather than a substantive policy shift.
- Against: Tying immunity to "any" FDA-approved opioid antagonist could extend legal protection to a drug the legislature never specifically considered.
- Against: Broadening a criminal/civil immunity statute by reference to a future regulatory approval, rather than a named list, hands definitional authority to the FDA.
What the text cannot settle
This reading covers only the text of §1 and §2; it says nothing about real-world use or cost.
- The bill does not state whether any opioid antagonist besides naloxone is currently FDA-approved or in use in Nebraska.
- No fiscal note, appropriation, or cost figure appears in §1 or §2.
- The text does not define "reasonable care" or "good faith" beyond the terms already used in prior law.
- Nothing in §1 addresses training, supply, or distribution of opioid antagonists to the persons made immune.
Written by claude-sonnet-5 from the Introduced of this bill on 2026-09-13, and from nothing else. It is a reading, not a source: bullets naming a section this bill does not contain are dropped before the page is built, but the prose is not otherwise checked. The verdict above does not come from it.
KJV verdict (3)
PASS — Aligns with the KJV
The bill only widens who may prescribe, carry, and give overdose-reversal medicine without fear of prosecution or lawsuit, and lets any approved antagonist count, not just naloxone. Saving a person who is dying of an overdose is the kind of rescue the Bible commends, and the bill does not supply, fund, or excuse the drug use itself.
3 grounds: 0 FAIL, 3 PASS. Any FAIL fails the bill.
PASS Section 1(1)-(2)
“administers the opioid antagonist obtained from the health professional or acquired pursuant to the prescription to a person who is apparently experiencing an opioid-related overdose”
“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.”Luke 10:33-34
“Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.”Matthew 25:36
The Samaritan bound up the wounds of a stranger he found dying; the bill protects a family member, friend, or school worker who does the same for someone overdosing.
PASS Section 1(3)-(4)
“shall not be: (a) Subject to administrative action or criminal prosecution; or (b) Personally liable in any civil action”
“Thou shalt not kill.”Exodus 20:13
“Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.”Genesis 9:6
Life bears God's image and is not to be taken; removing the fear of penalty from responders and officers who act to keep a person alive serves that command rather than hinders it.
PASS Section 1(5)(g)
“Opioid antagonist means naloxone hydrochloride or any other opioid antagonist that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration”
“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.”Luke 10:33-34
Allowing any approved reversal drug, not one brand, widens the means of the same rescue without permitting or supplying anything the standard forbids.
Read against the KJV standard from the Introduced text on 2026-09-13. Every quotation of the bill is checked against the bill's text and every verse is quoted from the 1769 text, not from the model.
Text (1)
- Introduced (new tab) (application/pdf)
Each link opens the legislature's own document.
All Actions (8)
| Date | Actor | All Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2026 | Indefinitely postponed | |
| 01/07/2026 | Title printed. Carryover bill | |
| 01/16/2025 | Notice of hearing for January 23, 2025 | |
| 01/15/2025 | Notice of hearing for January 22, 2025 (cancel) | |
| 01/14/2025 | Raybould name added | |
| 01/14/2025 | Notice of hearing for January 22, 2025 | |
| 01/13/2025 | Referred to Judiciary Committee | |
| 01/09/2025 | Date of introduction |
Votes (0)
There have been no roll call votes on this bill.
Sponsors (2)
- Sen. Carolyn Bosn [District 25] — primary sponsor
- Sen. Jane Raybould [District 28] — cosponsor (01/14/2025)
Committees (1)
| Committee | Activity | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | Referred | 01/13/2025 |
Amendments (0)
There are no amendments to this bill.
Fiscal Notes & Statements (2)
The legislature's own companion documents; each link opens the official copy.
Related Bills (0)
No related bill information was received.
How this was worked out (1)
1. What was read
| version | Introduced |
| file | 01-introduced.pdf |
| sha256 | 9605dc9c4667c7f1f154665358cf92ec |
| characters | 5,676 |
2. What it was read against
| the standard | bills/kjv_prompt.txt, sha256 79671b42553a40fe28a8ac9c8ce9e60a |
| model | claude-fable-5-1 |
| read on | 2026-09-13 |
| the model was shown | the standard -- the verses of the 1769 text, quoted in full -- and the bill's words, and nothing else |
3. The grounds (3)
| PASS | |
|---|---|
| PASS | Section 1(1)-(2)
“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.” Luke 10:33-34 “Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” Matthew 25:36 The Samaritan bound up the wounds of a stranger he found dying; the bill protects a family member, friend, or school worker who does the same for someone overdosing. |
| PASS | Section 1(3)-(4)
“Thou shalt not kill.” Exodus 20:13 “Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.” Genesis 9:6 Life bears God's image and is not to be taken; removing the fear of penalty from responders and officers who act to keep a person alive serves that command rather than hinders it. |
| PASS | Section 1(5)(g)
“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.” Luke 10:33-34 Allowing any approved reversal drug, not one brand, widens the means of the same rescue without permitting or supplying anything the standard forbids. |
4. How the verdict follows
| FAIL grounds | 0 |
| PASS grounds | 3 |
| the rule | any FAIL ground fails the bill -- even one, even beside good provisions (1 Corinthians 5:6), even for a good end (Romans 3:8); PASS grounds alone pass it; no grounds, no verdict. No counting, no weighing, nothing added up. |
| verdict | PASS — Aligns with the KJV |
5. What this cannot tell you
Every ground above quotes the bill and quotes the verse, so each can be checked. What the model did not raise cannot be checked the same way: a provision it passed over looks exactly like one that is not there. How often a ground is wrong, and how often one is missing, are not known.
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