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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1647: Relates to decriminalizing the possession of buprenorphine

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1647 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to decriminalizing the possession of buprenorphine. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 8, 2026): AMEND BY RESTORING TO ORIGINAL PRINT 1647.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Decriminalizes the possession of buprenorphine from certain crimes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Zohran MamdaniCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Marcela MitaynesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse51
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. AMEND BY RESTORING TO ORIGINAL PRINT 1647
  2. REFERRED TO CODES
  3. PRINT NUMBER 1647A
  4. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  5. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source