New York A 8459: Relates to statewide opioid settlement agreements

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A08459 Summary:

BILL NOA08459 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06757

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRSteck, Griffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §25.18, Ment Hyg L

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Clarifies that certain provisions related to statewide opioid settlement agreements shall cover settlements and releases related to any entities involved in the prescription drug marketing, supply and payment chain that may have contributed to the opioid epidemic through illegal conduct.

Go to top A08459 Actions:

BILL NOA08459 

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05/16/2025referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

06/08/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/09/2025reported referred to rules

06/10/2025reported 

06/10/2025rules report cal.587

06/10/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.587

06/10/2025substituted by s6757

&nbspS06757 AMEND= FERNANDEZ

&nbsp03/24/2025REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

&nbsp05/15/20251ST REPORT CAL.1125

&nbsp05/19/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/20/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/05/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/05/2025referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

&nbsp06/10/2025substituted for a8459

&nbsp06/10/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.587

&nbsp06/16/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/16/2025returned to senate

&nbsp09/22/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp09/26/2025SIGNED CHAP.425

Go to topA08459 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:31/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAbsent

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAbsent

WalkerExcused

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAbsent

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/10/2025AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliExcusedReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoExcused

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08459 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08459 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8459

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to statewide opioid
 settlement agreements

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph 8 of subdivision (a) of section 25.18 of the
 2 mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 2022, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 8. "Statewide opioid settlement agreements" means agreements of state-
 5 wide applicability entered into on or after June first, two thousand
 6 twenty-one by the office of the attorney general, including but not
 7 limited to consent judgments, consent decrees filed or unfiled, and
 8 related agreements or documents between the state and [certain opioid
 9 manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, consultants, chain pharmacies,
 10 related entities, and/or the New York subdivisions, to provide remunera-
 11 tion] any party, the purpose of which is to resolve claims for conduct
 12 related to the manufacture, promotion, dispensing, sale, overutilization
 13 and/or distribution of opioid products which are consistent with subdi-
 14 vision sixteen of section sixty-three of the executive law. Copies of
 15 such agreements, including any amendments thereto, shall be kept on file
 16 by the attorney general, who shall make such available for inspection
 17 and copying pursuant to the provisions of article six of the public
 18 officers law.
 19 § 2. Subdivision (d) of section 25.18 of the mental hygiene law, as
 20 amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 2022, is amen