New York A 7517: Requires vehicles operated by public transit authorities to contain opioid antagonists

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A07517 Summary:

BILL NOA07517 

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SPONSORGriffin

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Amd §3309, Pub Health L

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Requires vehicles operated by public transit authorities to contain opioid antagonists and for public transit authorities to train employees on the proper use of opioid antagonists.

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BILL NOA07517 

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04/01/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7517

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring vehicles
 operated by public transit authorities to contain opioid antagonists

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of
 2 section 3309 of the public health law, as added by chapter 148 of the
 3 laws of 2020, is amended and a new subparagraph (vii) is added to read
 4 as follows:
 5 (v) As used in this section, "entity" includes, but is not limited to,
 6 a school district, public library, board of cooperative educational
 7 services, county vocational education and extension board, charter
 8 school, non-public elementary or secondary school, restaurant, bar,
 9 retail store, shopping mall, barber shop, beauty parlor, theater, sport-
 10 ing or event center, public transit authority, inn, hotel or motel.
 11 (vii) As used in this section, "public transit authority" means a
 12 public authority established under the public authorities law which
 13 provides transportation services.
 14 § 2. Section 3309 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 15 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
 16 10. Every vehicle operated by a public transit authority shall contain
 17 an opioid antagonist. Public transit authorities shall provide train-
 18 ing, approved by the commissioner, to employees on the proper use of an
 19 opioid antagonist.
 20 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 21 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
 22 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 23 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 24 completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07971-01-5

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