The Florida Senate on Tuesday passed Committee Substitute for House Bill 1195, a measure that requires hospitals and campus emergency departments to include fentanyl testing when conducting urine drug screens for possible overdoses or poisonings.

Senator Polsky, sponsor of the measure on the floor, said the bill responds to recent fatalities, including a young man named Gage Taylor who ‘‘passed away in September 2022 after unknowingly ingesting a substance laced with fentanyl.’’ Polsky argued that current hospital urine screens often fail to detect synthetic opioids and that broader testing and preservation of results in the clinical record will speed diagnosis and treatment for suspected fentanyl poisonings.

Polsky said the bill ‘‘will increase the frequency and efficiency of fentanyl testing, ensuring that patients receive timely, life saving care.’’ The sponsor also thanked families and advocates who pushed for the legislation; the transcript records that family members of victims were present in the gallery and were recognized by the chamber.

The Senate adopted the companion House bill by substitution and then approved the measure on final passage by voice/board announcement, 37 yeas, 0 nays. The bill passed unanimously on the floor and will proceed in the legislative process.

Why it matters: Fentanyl is a leading driver of overdose deaths. The bill aims to standardize testing so clinicians can identify fentanyl exposure more quickly and preserve results for clinical records and follow-up.

Next steps: The transcript records the Senate passage; the bill’s next procedural step is not specified in the floor remarks.