Assembly Bill A5121

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires certain public residential buildings to maintain a supply of naloxone

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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-A5121 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §229, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8268

2025-A5121 (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.

2025-A5121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5121
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ANDERSON, MEEKS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 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.
                                                            LBD08165-01-5

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