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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 265: Relates to the availability of opioid reversal agents

Passed one chamber 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 265 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the availability of opioid reversal agents. Primary sponsor: Phil Steck (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

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.

Relates to the availability of opioid reversal agents; requires the department of health to make available any formulation and dosage of opioid reversal agent approved by the federal food and drug administration.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican/Conservative 4 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phil SteckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Scott BendettCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
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. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
  2. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  3. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.9
  5. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  6. DIED IN SENATE
  7. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  8. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  9. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.705
  10. RULES REPORT CAL.705
  11. REPORTED
  12. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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