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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts Requires Naloxone Stations Across All MBTA Subway Lines
Last action · August 13, 2026: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and MeansSponsors: John Keenan and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is required to install accessible, unalarmed boxes containing nasal spray at all Blue, Green, Orange, and Red Line subway stations.
Expands emergency overdose-reversal medication access for transit riders across the rapid transit network and mandates a state reporting evaluation on program costs and efficacy within 18 months.
Who It Would Affect
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MBTA subway riders
Commuters gain immediate access to emergency overdose-reversal medication and instructional signage across all rapid transit stations.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The transit agency must purchase, install, and conduct daily checks on naloxone boxes, and subsequently prepare and file an evaluation report.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where will the naloxone boxes be located within the subway system?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
6 actions- Aug 13, 2026SenateCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- Apr 30, 2026SenateReporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026
- Feb 19, 2026SenateReporting date extended to Tuesday March 31, 2026
- Sep 25, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- Feb 27, 2025HouseHouse concurred
- Feb 27, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to the committee on Transportation
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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