Assembly Bill A2725

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires first aid materials in certain workplaces to include opioid antagonist

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A2725 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-f, Lab L

2025-A2725 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires workplaces to provide opioid antagonist where first aid kits are required by OSHA.

2025-A2725 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2725
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring first aid mate-
   rials in certain workplaces to include opioid antagonist
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  labor law is amended by adding a new section 27-f to
 read as follows:
   § 27-F. REQUIRING FIRST AID MATERIALS IN A  WORKPLACE  TO  INCLUDE  AN
 OPIOID  ANTAGONIST.  ALL  WORKPLACES  THAT ARE FEDERALLY MANDATED BY THE
 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION TO  HAVE  FIRST  AID  KITS
 MUST INCLUDE AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST IN SUCH FIRST AID KITS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05773-01-5

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