New York S 5900: Relates to the distribution of educational materials regarding the misuse of and addiction to prescription drugs in counties with the most prevalent abuse of prescription opioids

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S05900 Summary:

BILL NOS05900A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08948-A

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSRROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L

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Relates to the distribution of educational materials regarding the misuse of and addiction to prescription drugs in counties with the most prevalent prescription substance use disorder.

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BILL NOS05900A

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

05/15/20251ST REPORT CAL.1124

05/19/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/20/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/10/2025referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

04/29/20261ST REPORT CAL.872

05/04/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/05/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/07/2026PASSED SENATE

05/07/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/07/2026referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

06/01/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026returned to senate

06/01/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

06/01/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 5900A

06/04/2026REPASSED SENATE

06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5900--A
 Cal. No. 872

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. LANZA, ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and
 Substance Use Disorders -- recommitted to the Committee on Alcoholism
 and Substance Use Disorders in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
 report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to
 the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
 amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
 third reading

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the distribution
 in counties with the most prevalent prescription substance use disor-
 der of educational materials regarding the misuse of and addiction to
 prescription drugs

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (j) of section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law
 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows:
 3 (4) Utilizing data that is available to the office, the commissioner
 4 shall identify the counties in New York state where prescription
 5 substance use disorder is most prevalent. Pharmacists licensed by the
 6 state to dispense prescription drugs may be notified at the discretion
 7 of the commissioner in collaboration with the department of health,
 8 about the prevalence of substance use disorder in the county in which
 9 such pharmacists are located and may distribute materials created pursu-
 10 ant to this subdivision.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 12 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10508-03-6

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