New York S 8637: Authorizes absentee voting for religious observance or practice

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S08637 Summary:

BILL NOS08637 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09653

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSRADDABBO, COMRIE, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §99-jj, St Fin L

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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.

Go to top S08637 Actions:

BILL NOS08637 

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1384

06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/03/2026referred to ways and means

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Go to topS08637 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8637

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the New York state
 drug treatment and public education fund

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 99-jj of the state finance
 2 law, as added by chapter 92 of the laws of 2021, are amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 3. The moneys in such fund shall be expended to the commissioner of
 5 the office of addiction services and supports and disbursed, in consul-
 6 tation with the commissioner of the department of health, the office of
 7 mental health, the office of cannabis management and the commissioner of
 8 education for the following purposes:
 9 (a) Reasonable costs incurred, subject to available appropriations, by
 10 the office of addiction services and supports, to administer funds in
 11 accordance with the allowable uses in paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e)
 12 of this subdivision.
 13 (b) To develop and implement a youth-focused public health education
 14 and prevention campaign, including school-based prevention, early inter-
 15 vention, and health care services and programs to reduce the risk of
 16 [cannabis and other] substance use by school-aged children;
 17 (c) To develop and implement a statewide public health campaign
 18 focused on the health effects of cannabis and legal use, including an
 19 ongoing education and prevention campaign that educates the general
 20 public, including parents, consumers and retailers, on the legal use of
 21 cannabis, the importance of preventing youth access, the importance of
 22 safe storage and preventing secondhand cannabis smoke exposure, informa-
 23 tion for pregnant or breastfeeding women, and the overconsumption of
 24 edible cannabis products;
 25 (d) To provide substance use disorder prevention, treatment
 26 [programs], and recovery services for youth and adults, with an emphasis
 27 on programs that are culturally and gender competent, trauma-informed,
 28 [evidence-based and provide a continuum of care that includes]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13837-07-5

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 1 evidence-informed, and provide care including, but not limited to, one
 2 or more of the following: screening and assessment (substance use disor-
 3 der as well as mental health), early intervention, active treatment,
 4 family involvement, case management, drug user health services such as
 5 overdose prevention[,] and prevention of communicable diseases related
 6 to substance use, [relapse] reoccurrence management for substance use
 7 and other co-occurring behavioral health disorders, vocational services,
 8 literacy services, parenting classes, family therapy and counseling
 9 services, medication-assisted treatments, psychiatric medication [and],
 10 psychotherapy, and recovery services; and
 11 (e) To evaluate the programs being funded to determine their effec-
 12 tiveness.
 13 4. On or before the first day of [February] December each year, the
 14 commissioner of the office of addiction services and supports shall
 15 provide a written report to the temporary president of the senate,