New York A 9474: Replaces the term addict with the term person with substance use disorder

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A09474 Summary:

BILL NOA09474 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08758

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SPONSORMcDonald

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COSPNSRSayegh

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3351, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.3416-D & A.5892-B)

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Replaces the term addict with the term person with substance use disorder.

Go to top A09474 Actions:

BILL NOA09474 

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01/07/2026referred to health

02/04/2026reported referred to rules

02/04/2026reported 

02/04/2026rules report cal.75

02/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.75

02/05/2026substituted by s8758

&nbspS08758 AMEND= FERNANDEZ

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/20/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.61

&nbsp01/21/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/21/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/21/2026referred to health

&nbsp02/05/2026substituted for a9474

&nbsp02/05/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.75

&nbsp02/05/2026passed assembly

&nbsp02/05/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.42

Go to topA09474 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:02/04/2026AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye

HevesiAyeGrayAye

SteckAyeSlaterAye

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelExcusedNorberAye

SayeghAyeDursoAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Heastie 
DATE:02/04/2026AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushExcused

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09474 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09474 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9474

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to replacing the term
 addict with the term person with substance use disorder

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 3351 of the public health law, as
 2 amended by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health law
 3 relating to authorizing institutional dispensers to dispense controlled
 4 substances for use off premises in an emergency situation for at least
 5 three days and authorizing practitioners to dispense controlled
 6 substances for use in maintenance or detoxification treatment to an
 7 addict or habitual user, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
 8 3416-D and A. 5892-B, is amended to read as follows:
 9 3. A practitioner may prescribe, administer, and dispense any schedule
 10 III, IV, or V narcotic drug approved by the federal food and drug admin-
 11 istration specifically for use in maintenance or detoxification treat-
 12 ment to [an addict] a person with substance use disorder or habitual
 13 user.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
 15 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health law
 16 relating to authorizing institutional dispensers to dispense controlled
 17 substances for use off premises in an emergency situation for at least
 18 three days and authorizing practitioners to dispense controlled
 19 substances for use in maintenance or detoxification treatment to an
 20 addict or habitual user, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
 21 3416-D and A. 5892-B, takes effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07703-11-6

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