New Legislation Would Require All Pennsylvania High Schools to Stock Naloxone, the Opioid-Reversing Drug

New legislation would require all Pennsylvania high schools to stock naloxone, the opioid-reversing drug

If the bill becomes law, Pennsylvania would be one of just a few states in the U.S. that requires high schools to have naloxone on hand in case of overdose.

Bill would require PA high schools to stock naloxone

All Pennsylvania high schools would be required to keep naloxone, the opioid-reversing drug, on hand under new legislation introduced Wednesday in Harrisburg. The bill, sponsored by State Senators Christine Tartaglione and Nikil Saval of Philadelphia, would apply to every high school across the state—public and private, urban and rural alike. If enacted, Pennsylvania would join

Senators Tartaglione and Saval Partner with Student Leaders to Introduce Lifesaving Naloxone-in-Schools Legislation

Harrisburg, PA, October 15, 2025 – State Senators Christine M. Tartaglione (D–Philadelphia) and Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) today announced the introduction of Senate Bill 1054, groundbreaking legislation that would require all high schools in Pennsylvania to maintain opioid antagonists, such as naloxone or Narcan, onsite and to follow procedures developed by the Department of Education in consultation with the Department of Health for respondi…