New York A 8948: Relates to rights of sexual offense victims; repealer

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A08948 Summary:

BILL NOA08948A

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SAME ASSAME AS S05900-A

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SPONSORSteck

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COSPNSRGriffin, Stirpe

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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.

Go to top A08948 Actions:

BILL NOA08948A

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07/16/2025referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

01/07/2026referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

05/13/2026amend (t) and recommit to alcoholism and drug abuse

05/13/2026print number 8948a

05/18/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA08948 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE Chair:Steck 
DATE:05/18/2026AYE/NAY:13/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SteckAyeBrownAye

StirpeAyeBrook-KrasnyAye

DavilaAyeGrayAye

McDonaldAyeGallahanAye

GallagherAye

ZaccaroAye

GriffinAye

ValdezAbsent

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

Go to topA08948 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08948 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8948--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 July 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse -- recommitted to the Committee on Alco-
 holism and Drug Abuse in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 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.
 LBD10508-02-6

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