New York A 9001: Establishes a medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants test strip program
Status: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (as of 2026-06-04)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 9001
Sponsors: Phil Steck, Judy Griffin, Albert A. Stirpe, Tommy Schiavoni, John T. McDonald III, William Conrad, Brian Manktelow, Joe DeStefano, Robert Smullen, Scott Gray, Keith Brown, William Colton, Steve Stern, Mary Beth Walsh
Bill Text
Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript A09001 Summary: BILL NOA09001   SAME ASSAME AS S09221   SPONSORSteck   COSPNSRGriffin, Stirpe, Schiavoni, McDonald, Conrad, Manktelow, DeStefano, Smullen, Gray, Brown K, Colton, Stern, Walsh   MLTSPNSR   Add §19.47, Ment Hyg L   Directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to establish a program for individuals to receive free drug test strips to detect the presence of medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants; directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in cooperation with the commissioner of the department of health, to develop and conduct a public awareness and educational campaign on the dangers of medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants. Go to top A09001 Actions: BILL NOA09001   08/13/2025referred to alcoholism and drug abuse 01/07/2026referred to alcoholism and drug abuse 02/10/2026reported referred to ways and means 04/21/2026reported 04/23/2026advanced to third reading cal.366 04/27/2026passed assembly 04/27/2026delivered to senate 04/27/2026REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS 06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9221 06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1742 06/04/2026PASSED SENATE 06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY Go to topA09001 Committee Votes: Committee:ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE Chair:Steck DATE:02/10/2026AYE/NAY:13/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SteckAyeBrownAye StirpeAyeBrook-KrasnyAye DavilaAyeGrayAye McDonaldAyeGallahanAye GallagherExcused ZaccaroAye GriffinAye ValdezAye SchiavoniAye CashmanAye Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow DATE:04/21/2026AYE/NAY:34/0 Action: Favorable PretlowAyePalmesanoAye GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye ColtonAyeHawleyAye CookExcusedBlankenbushAye BenedettoAyeWalshAye WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye RamosAyeManktelowAye BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye McDonaldAyeGiglioAye RozicAyeSlaterAye DinowitzAye MagnarelliAye BronsonAye DilanAye SeawrightAye HyndmanAye WalkerAye Bichotte HermelAye SimonAye CruzAye OtisAye SolagesAye HunterAye SeptimoAye HevesiAye Go to topA09001 Floor Votes: DATE:04/27/2026Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 141/0Yes Alvarez Yes Carroll P ER Friend Yes Lemondes Yes ‡ Pheffer Amato Yes Slater Yes Anderson Yes Carroll RC ER Gallagher Yes Levenberg Yes Pirozzolo Yes Smith Yes Angelino Yes Cashman Yes Gallahan Yes Lucas Yes Powers Yes Smullen Yes Bailey Yes Chandler-Waterm Yes Gandolfo Yes Lunsford Yes Pretlow Yes Solages Yes Barclay Yes Chang Yes Gibbs Yes Lupardo Yes Ra Yes Steck Yes Barrett Yes Chludzinski Yes Giglio Yes Magnarelli Yes Raga Yes Stern Yes Beephan Yes Clark Yes Glick ER Maher Yes Rajkumar Yes Stirpe Yes Bendett Yes Colton Yes Gonzalez-Rojas Yes Manktelow Yes Ramos Yes Tague Yes Benedetto Yes Conrad Yes Gray Yes McDonald Yes Reilly Yes Tannousis Yes Berger ER Cook Yes Griffin ER McDonough Yes Reyes Yes Tapia Yes Bichotte Hermel Yes Cruz Yes Hawley Yes McMahon Yes Rivera Yes Taylor Yes Blankenbush Yes Cunningham Yes Hevesi ER Meeks Yes Romero Yes Torres Yes Blumencranz Yes Dais Yes Hooks Yes Mikulin Yes Rosenthal Yes Valdez Yes Bologna Yes Davila Yes Hunter Yes Miller Yes Rozic Yes Vanel ER Bores Yes De Los Santos Yes Hyndman Yes Mitaynes Yes Santabarbara Yes Walker Yes Brabenec Yes DeStefano Yes Jackson Yes Molitor Yes Sayegh Yes Walsh Yes Braunstein Yes Dilan Yes Jacobson Yes Moreno Yes Schiavoni Yes Weprin Yes Bronson Yes Dinowitz Yes Jensen Yes Morinello Yes Seawright ER Wieder Yes Brook-Krasny Yes DiPietro Yes Kassay Yes Norber Yes Sempolinski Yes Williams Yes Brown EA Yes Durso Yes Kay Yes ‡ Novakhov Yes Septimo Yes Woerner Yes Brown K Yes Eachus Yes Kelles Yes O'Pharrow Yes Shimsky Yes Wright Yes Burdick Yes Eichenstein Yes ‡ Kim Yes Oti
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