Senate Bill S8140

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain public residential buildings to maintain a supply of naloxone

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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

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2023-S8140 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8268
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §229, Pub Hous L

2023-S8140 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public residential buildings that receive funding through the department of housing and urban development or the division of housing and community renewal to have a supply of at least one dose of naloxone readily accessible for residential use as provided by OASAS.

2023-S8140 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8140 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8140
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring certain
   public residential buildings to maintain a supply of naloxone
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  section
 229 to read as follows:
   § 229. NALOXONE IN CERTAIN PUBLIC RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. 1. ANY PUBLIC
 RESIDENTIAL  BUILDING  THAT  RECEIVES  FUNDING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OR THE DIVISION OF HOUSING  AND  COMMUNITY
 RENEWAL  SHALL  HAVE  A  SUPPLY OF AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF NALOXONE READILY
 ACCESSIBLE FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.
   2. SUCH NALOXONE SHALL BE LOCATED IN A COMMON  AREA  OF  THE  BUILDING
 WHICH  MAY  INCLUDE  BUT  SHALL  NOT  BE LIMITED TO A LOBBY, HALLWAY, OR
 COMMON LIVING SPACE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL RESIDENTS IN THE BUILDING,  OR  IN
 ANOTHER  LOCATION IN THE BUILDING WHERE IT IS CLEARLY VISIBLE AND ACCES-
 SIBLE TO BUILDING RESIDENTS.
   3. SUCH NALOXONE SHALL BE STORED IN A  SECURE,  CLOSED,  BUT  UNLOCKED
 CONTAINER WHICH IS READILY ACCESSIBLE BY BUILDING RESIDENTS.
   4.  IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES
 AND SUPPORTS TO MAINTAIN SUCH SUPPLY OF NALOXONE. THE  BUILDING  MANAGER
 SHALL  COORDINATE  WITH  SUCH OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF
 NALOXONE IS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES.
   5. FUNDING FOR SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF
 ADDICTION  SERVICES  AND  SUPPORTS AND THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-NN OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11803-03-3

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