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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 2398: Replaces the words addict and addicts with the words persons with substance use disorder or a variation thereof

Enacted 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 2398 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Replaces the words addict and addicts with the words persons with substance use disorder or a variation thereof. Primary sponsor: Emily Gallagher (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 21, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.511.

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.

Replaces the words addict or addicts with the words person with substance use disorder or a variation thereof.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Emily GallagherPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127

“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. SIGNED CHAP.511
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  4. PASSED SENATE
  5. 3RD READING CAL.986
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S1814
  7. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  10. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.19
  11. REPORTED
  12. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Sources

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