AB-1320
Health & Public Health

California Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2020: opioid antagonists.

Introduced
CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Prohibits state agencies from awarding no-bid contracts for overdose medications to opioid settlement companies.
  • Voids existing and future contracts that violate these restrictions, including those made before January 2026.
  • Applies specifically to naloxone and other FDA-approved drugs that counteract opioid overdoses.

Summary

Assembly Member Patterson's legislation aims to modify California's prescription drug procurement practices by prohibiting state agencies from awarding noncompetitive contracts for opioid antagonists to manufacturers who have entered into multistate opioid crisis settlements. The measure would add new restrictions to the California Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2020, which currently allows state health agencies to enter into both exclusive and nonexclusive pharmaceutical purchasing agreements.

The bill establishes specific parameters around the procurement of naloxone hydrochloride and other FDA-approved opioid overdose treatments. Under the proposed changes, any contracts for these medications must use competitive bidding processes if the potential supplier has previously settled multistate litigation related to their role in the opioid epidemic. The provisions would apply retroactively to agreements predating January 1, 2026, with non-compliant contracts becoming void and unenforceable.

This modification to state purchasing authority creates new requirements for how California agencies acquire vital overdose prevention medications. While the existing law exempts certain pharmaceutical contracts from standard competitive bidding procedures, this measure carves out opioid antagonists for additional scrutiny when involving manufacturers with settlement histories. The bill maintains the broader framework of the 2020 Act while introducing targeted oversight for this specific category of life-saving drugs.

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Health
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Health
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Assembly Health Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Health Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Assembly Health Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Health Hearing
Reconsideration
Introduced
Assembly Floor
Introduced
Introduced. To print.

Contacts

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Cecilia Aguiar-CurryD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Heath FloraR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Joaquin ArambulaD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Not Contacted
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Mia BontaD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Dawn AddisD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Cecilia Aguiar-CurryD
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Heath FloraR
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Joaquin ArambulaD
Assemblymember
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Mia BontaD
Assemblymember
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Dawn AddisD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
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Joe PattersonR
Assemblymember
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Juan CarrilloD
Assemblymember
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Kate SanchezR
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Pilar SchiavoD
Assemblymember
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Mark GonzalezD
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Maggy KrellD
Assemblymember
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Darshana PatelD
Assemblymember
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Celeste RodriguezD
Assemblymember
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LaShae Sharp-CollinsD
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Catherine StefaniD
Assemblymember
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David TangipaR
Assemblymember
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Introduced By

Joe Patterson
Joe PattersonR
California State Assembly Member
10% progression
Bill has been formally introduced and read for the first time in its house of origin (2/21/2025)

Latest Voting History

April 29, 2025
PASS
Assembly Committee
Assembly Health Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
160016PASS

Key Takeaways

  • Prohibits state agencies from awarding no-bid contracts for overdose medications to opioid settlement companies.
  • Voids existing and future contracts that violate these restrictions, including those made before January 2026.
  • Applies specifically to naloxone and other FDA-approved drugs that counteract opioid overdoses.

Get Involved

Act Now!

Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Introduced By

Joe Patterson
Joe PattersonR
California State Assembly Member

Summary

Assembly Member Patterson's legislation aims to modify California's prescription drug procurement practices by prohibiting state agencies from awarding noncompetitive contracts for opioid antagonists to manufacturers who have entered into multistate opioid crisis settlements. The measure would add new restrictions to the California Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2020, which currently allows state health agencies to enter into both exclusive and nonexclusive pharmaceutical purchasing agreements.

The bill establishes specific parameters around the procurement of naloxone hydrochloride and other FDA-approved opioid overdose treatments. Under the proposed changes, any contracts for these medications must use competitive bidding processes if the potential supplier has previously settled multistate litigation related to their role in the opioid epidemic. The provisions would apply retroactively to agreements predating January 1, 2026, with non-compliant contracts becoming void and unenforceable.

This modification to state purchasing authority creates new requirements for how California agencies acquire vital overdose prevention medications. While the existing law exempts certain pharmaceutical contracts from standard competitive bidding procedures, this measure carves out opioid antagonists for additional scrutiny when involving manufacturers with settlement histories. The bill maintains the broader framework of the 2020 Act while introducing targeted oversight for this specific category of life-saving drugs.

10% progression
Bill has been formally introduced and read for the first time in its house of origin (2/21/2025)

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Health
Next Step
Assembly Committee
Referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Health
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Assembly Health Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Health Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Assembly Health Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Health Hearing
Reconsideration
Introduced
Assembly Floor
Introduced
Introduced. To print.

Latest Voting History

April 29, 2025
PASS
Assembly Committee
Assembly Health Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
160016PASS

Contacts

Profile
Cecilia Aguiar-CurryD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Heath FloraR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Joaquin ArambulaD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Mia BontaD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Dawn AddisD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
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Profile
Cecilia Aguiar-CurryD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Heath FloraR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Joaquin ArambulaD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Mia BontaD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Dawn AddisD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Joe PattersonR
Assemblymember
Bill Author
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Juan CarrilloD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Kate SanchezR
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Pilar SchiavoD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Mark GonzalezD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Maggy KrellD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Darshana PatelD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Celeste RodriguezD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
LaShae Sharp-CollinsD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
Catherine StefaniD
Assemblymember
Committee Member
Profile
David TangipaR
Assemblymember
Committee Member