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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5374: Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution

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 5374 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution. Primary sponsor: Yudelka Tapia (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE.

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.

Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution program to supply wound care kits designed for the treatment of injection-related wounds and skin and soft tissue infections, and xylazine test strips, to individuals with a substance use disorder or who are otherwise at risk of drug use, free of charge; prohibits facilities from collecting personally identifying information on such individuals; prohibits police from targeting individuals receiving wound care kits or xylazine test strips under such program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Yudelka TapiaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135

“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 DRUG ABUSE
  2. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Sources

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