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Senate bill · S8637 (2025-26)

Relates to purposes of the drug treatment and public education fund

New York State Senate

Same as A9653, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Jun 3, 2026

Sponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (State Senator, District 34, Democratic)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 20, 2026. About our data

Summary

Expands the purposes of the drug treatment and public education fund to include prevention and recovery programs; requires reporting to be made available on the office of addiction services and supports' website.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the State Finance Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To extend the types of services that can be funded by the NYS Drug Treatment and Public Education Fund and increase transparency and reporting requirements for the money disbursed from the Fund.

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

Where it stands

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Alcoholism and Drug Abuse · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Finance · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

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  • Democratic7

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The sponsor's argument

Why Nathalia Fernandez says this is needed

The monies in the NYS Drug Treatment and Public Education Fund support substance use disorder treatment and drug education programs for youth and adults, emphasizing culturally and gender competent, trauma-in- formed, evidence-informed programs that offer a continuum of care. This bill explicitly extends the types of services that can be funded to include prevention, drug user health, and recovery programs, which are a proven part of the continuum of care. The bill also increases transpar- ency around the monies in the Fund and how they are disbursed.

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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 3, 2026Result: passed

    (61) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesMay 28, 2026Result: passed

    (21) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 3, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 3, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 3, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  4. May 28, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  5. May 28, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1384

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1384

    NY Senate

Show full history (3 earlier events)
  1. May 18, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 21, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

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