CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2396
Chapter 309, Laws of 2024
68th Legislature
2024 Regular Session
FENTANYL AND OTHER SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS—PUBLIC OUTREACH AND RESOURCES
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2024
Passed by the House March 5, 2024 CERTIFICATE
Yeas 96 Nays 0
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the
LAURIE JINKINS State of Washington, do hereby
Speaker of the House of certify that the attached is
Representatives SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2396 as
passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on
the dates hereon set forth.
Passed by the Senate February 29,
2024
Yeas 49 Nays 0 BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
Approved March 26, 2024 2:12 PM FILED
March 27, 2024
Secretary of State
JAY INSLEE State of Washington
Governor of the State of Washington
 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2396
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session
By House Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by
Representatives Mosbrucker, Davis, Couture, Rule, Barkis, Jacobsen,
and Pollet)
READ FIRST TIME 01/31/24.
1 AN ACT Relating to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids; adding a
2 new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; adding a new section to chapter
3 70.48 RCW; and creating new sections.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
5 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that:
6 (a) Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times
7 stronger than morphine and is a major contributor to fatal and
8 nonfatal overdoses in the United States;
9 (b) There are two types of fentanyl: Pharmaceutical fentanyl and
10 illegally made fentanyl;
11 (c) Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are causing a public
12 health crisis in Washington;
13 (d) Addiction, overdoses, and deaths caused by fentanyl and other
14 synthetic opioids are on the rise, and health care and treatment
15 systems are becoming overextended;
16 (e) Effective outreach programs about the negative health effects
17 of fentanyl misuse and abuse are necessary to help curb the public
18 health crisis;
19 (f) Individuals who purchase or recover motor vehicles in which
20 fentanyl or other synthetic opioids have been used face unique
21 challenges in understanding how to decontaminate the vehicles; and
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 1 (g) More should be done to connect individuals who are arrested
2 while intoxicated on fentanyl or other synthetic opioids with needed
3 health care and treatment services.
4 (2) The legislature therefore intends to address this public
5 health issue by:
6 (a) Providing guidance on public outreach campaigns on the
7 dangers of misusing or abusing fentanyl and other synthetic opioids;
8 (b) Compiling information for individuals who wish to
9 decontaminate a vehicle in which fentanyl or other synthetic opioids
10 were used; and
11 (c) Increasing the likelihood that individuals will seek
12 necessary substance abuse disorder treatment by offering to connect
13 them with treatment upon release from custody in jail.
14 (3) This act may be known and cited as Ivan's law.
15 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.70
16 RCW to read as follows:
17 (1) Insofar as is appropriate and practicable, when conducting
18 any public outreach campaign on the dangers of fentanyl and other
19 synthetic opioids, the department shall ensure that campaign
20 materials are:
21 (a) Culturally appropriate;
22 (b) Accessible in other languages, as appropriate; and
23 (c) Accessible to the deaf and blind communities.
24 (2) When designing public outreach campaigns on the dangers of
25 fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, the department shall consider
26 using the phrase, "Not Even Once" where appropriate.
27 NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) Subject to the availability of amounts
28 appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of health, in
29 consultation with the Washington poison center, shall compile
30 resources on how to decontaminate motor vehicles of fentanyl residue
31 or other synthetic opioid residue in certain vehicles.
32 (2) Beginning January 1, 2025, the department of health shall
33 make the materials available to law enforcement agencies throughout
34 the state for the purpose of providing the materials to individuals
35 who recover a stolen vehicle or purchase a vehicle seized by a law
36 enforcement agency.
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1 NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 70.48
2 RCW to read as follows:
3 When a jail releases any individual from custody, it must provide
4 the individual with information regarding the availability of
5 substance use disorder treatment programs relating to addictions to
6 fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, including assessment and
7 services available under RCW 10.31.110 or another program or entity
8 responsible for receiving referrals, such as the recovery navigator
9 program established under RCW 71.24.115.
Passed by the House March 5, 2024.
Passed by the Senate February 29, 2024.
Approved by the Governor March 26, 2024.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 27, 2024.
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