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S 4640 NY
Passed Legislature

Relates to onsite overdose response services and requires certain locations and venues to maintain a supply of opioid antagonists

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 10, 2025

Latest action (Jun 1, 2026) REFERRED TO HEALTH

Summary

This bill would authorize the commissioner of health to establish standards for onsite overdose response services. The legislation requires nightlife establishments, sporting or event centers, theaters, concert venues, and amusement parks to maintain supplies of opioid antagonists such as Narcan. The bill provides that emergency use of opioid antagonists would be protected under good Samaritan laws. The bill aims to increase overdose response capacity at high-traffic public venues.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish standards for approval of onsite overdose response services; requires nightlife establishments, sporting or event centers, theaters, concert venues, and amusement parks to maintain a supply of opioid antagonists; provides that emergency use of opioid antagonist is covered by good Samaritan law.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (18)
  1. Feb 10, 2025 REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS · upper
  2. May 6, 2025 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS · upper
  3. May 6, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 4640A · upper
  4. May 22, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.1279 · upper
  5. May 27, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  6. May 28, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  7. Jun 11, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  8. Jun 11, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  9. Jun 11, 2025 REFERRED TO HEALTH · lower
  10. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  11. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  12. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS · upper
  13. May 21, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.1318 · upper
  14. May 26, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  15. May 27, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  16. Jun 1, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  17. Jun 1, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  18. Jun 1, 2026 REFERRED TO HEALTH · lower

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