Designates August thirty-first as "Overdose Awareness Day"

Latest action Feb 26, 2026

Designates August thirty-first of each year as a day of commemoration to be known as "Overdose Awareness Day".

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A6018, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Executive Law.

Committee

Finance · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To designate August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 26, 2026Result: passed
(57) (0) (0) (6)
Vote: Committee vote · Finance
Senate FinanceJan 20, 2026Result: passed
(21) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 25, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Finance
Senate FinanceJan 21, 2025Result: passed
(21) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Al Taylor, Alexis Weik and 48 more on Agora

Republican26
Democratic24

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Nathalia Fernandez says this is needed

Overdose death is preventable. The New York State Department of Health, in its Opioid Annual Report for 2019 indicated "deaths involving any opioid, went from 0.9 per 100,000 population in 2010 to 11.3 in 2017, a 1,194 percent increase." With deaths involving any opioid nearly tripl- ing over the past decade the stigma around overdose related deaths has only forced individuals to suffer in silence. Designating August 31st as "Overdose Awareness Day" would help combat the stigma that surrounds drug-related deaths and acknowledge the grief felt by those who have lost someone as the result of an overdose. This day will honor those who have suffered at the hands of an overdose related death by bringing awareness to this issue.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Feb 26, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Jan 20, 2026
1ST Report CAL.110
1ST REPORT CAL.110
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 22, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2025
1ST Report CAL.108
1ST REPORT CAL.108
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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