Relates to providing discharged patients with opioid overdose education and opioid antagonists for take home use
Summary
Requires the provision of opioid overdose educational materials and two doses of an opioid antagonist to certain patients being discharged or conditionally released from an inpatient facility and to certain previously incarcerated individuals upon discharge from incarceration; requires the provision of two doses of opioid antagonists to certain patients upon discharge from a hospital.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Assembly Passage
May 2022
Vetoed
Dec 2022
Introduced Jan 26, 2021
Vetoed Dec 23, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2021 · Assembly May 18, 2022
How they voted
57–5
Passed
Total votes 62
Mar 8, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican20
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Dec 23, 2022
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.159
upper
May 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2976A
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pete Harckham
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
Michelle Hinchey
DDemocratic/Working Families
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