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Senate bill · S9272 (2025-26)

Relates to expanding opioid overdose prevention measures in certain settings

New York State Senate

Same as A8814, the matching bill in the Assembly.

PassedLatest action Jun 5, 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 23, 2026. About our data

Summary

Requires school districts, public libraries, BOCES, county vocational education and extension boards, charter schools, and non-public schools to provide and maintain on-site opioid antagonists; requires the department of health to provide such opioid antagonists to such entities upon request.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Education Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill would require school districts, public libraries, boards of cooperative education services, county vocational education and exten- sion boards, charter schools and non-public elementary and secondary schools to stock opioid antagonists.

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

Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

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

Committee

Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders · New York State Senate

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

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Cosponsors

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  • Democratic4
  • Republican2

This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Nathalia Fernandez says this is needed

Existing state law allows school districts to keep, maintain and admin- ister opioid antagonists for emergency situations, however, the law does not require that they do so. New York had approximately 5,388 opioid-re- lated overdose deaths in 2022 and there was a 68 percent increase in deaths from 2019 to 2021. Synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, were involved in 78 percent of all drug overdoses in 2021. Not unlike having EpiPens for allergic reactions or defibrillators for cardiac arrest, having access to opioid antagonists is a necessary part of being prepared for medical emergencies in schools and could save lives.

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 1, 2026Result: passed

    (59) (1) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 1, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders

    Senate Alcoholism And Substance Use DisordersApr 29, 2026Result: passed

    (6) (0) (0) (1)

Full history

  1. Jun 5, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 5, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 5, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.542

    RULES REPORT CAL.542

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 5, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY S9272A

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 1, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

Show full history (13 earlier events)
  1. Jun 1, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 1, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1485

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1485

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 1, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 1, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 1, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  6. May 28, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  7. May 18, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  8. May 13, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Education

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

    NY Senate

  9. May 13, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Education

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

    NY Assembly

  10. Apr 29, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO EDUCATION

    NY Senate

  11. Feb 20, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

    NY Senate

  12. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    NY Assembly

  13. Jun 9, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    NY Assembly

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