Saving Lives on Campuses Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill would require all public colleges and universities receiving federal higher education funding to stock opioid overdose rescue kits containing Narcan, Naloxone, or other FDA-approved overdose reversal medications. Schools would have one year from the bill's enactment to comply.
• The kits must be placed in every classroom, library, lab, dormitory, dining hall, and other campus facility used for instruction, research, or housing. Where a building already has an AED (automated external defibrillator), the kit should be placed nearby when feasible.
• Campus emergency medical workers would be required to carry overdose rescue kits on their person while working. Schools must also register kit locations with the campus health center or emergency medical services.
• Colleges must replace used or expired kits, maintain a publicly available list of kit locations, and train all students on how to use the kits and where to find them during orientation programs.