The mayor's Office of Overdose Response told the council the opioid restitution fund (ORF) has 31 grant agreements, $49.3 million committed and $16.8 million dispersed; officials highlighted a public dashboard and upcoming RFPs to expand microgrants and program monitoring.

Baltimore officials told the Senate Finance Committee about a two-tier 'mass overdose' rapid-response protocol triggered at five overdoses in one to three hours, described the July Penn North incidents (35 contacts, 27 transports) and large-scale outreach (4,500 naloxone kits), and urged improved interagency data sharing across the state.