Assembly Bill A7169

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the fentanyl abuse and overdose prevention task force

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A7169 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5577
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Health
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9348, S8516

2023-A7169 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the fentanyl abuse and overdose prevention task force to conduct a comprehensive study on fentanyl abuse and overdose prevention and to report on the findings and recommendations of the task force.

2023-A7169 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7169
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation  to  establishing  the fentanyl abuse and overdose
   prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The legislature hereby establishes the fentanyl abuse and
 overdose prevention task force, referred to  hereinafter  as  the  "task
 force"  to  conduct a comprehensive study on fentanyl abuse and overdose
 prevention and to report on the findings and recommendations of the task
 force.
   § 2. Such task force shall consist  of  sixteen  members  with  demon-
 strated  experience  in  issues  relating to the work of the task force.
 The members of the task force shall be appointed as follows:
   (a) three members shall be appointed by the governor;
   (b) two members shall be appointed by the temporary president  of  the
 senate;
   (c) two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (d) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
 bly;
   (e)  one  member  shall  be  appointed  by  the minority leader of the
 senate;
   (f) one member shall be the commissioner of health or their designee;
   (g) one member shall be the  commissioner  of  the  office  of  mental
 health or their designee;
   (h)  one  member  shall be the commissioner of the office of addiction
 services and supports or their designee;
   (i) one member shall be the president of the district attorney's asso-
 ciation of the state of New York or their designee;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08371-01-3
 A. 7169                             2

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