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S 4277 New York Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Requires health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks associated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medications

Summary
Requires health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks associated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medications; requires that for the first opioid analgesic prescription of a calendar year the prescribing physician shall counsel the patient on the risks of overdose.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2019 Last action Jan 8, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2019

How they voted

49–12
Passed
Total votes 61
Jun 12, 2019
D Democratic39
39 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
10 Yea 12 Nay
54% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Jun 12, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Jun 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4277A
upper
Apr 12, 2019
Committee
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.