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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5892: Authorizes practitioners in institutional dispensers to dispense controlled substances as emergency treatment and authorizes practitioners to dispense controlled substances for use in detoxification treatment

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 5892 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes practitioners in institutional dispensers to dispense controlled substances as emergency treatment and authorizes practitioners to dispense controlled substances for use in detoxification treatment. Primary sponsor: John McDonald (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 13, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S3416D.

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.

Authorizes practitioners in institutional dispensers to dispense controlled substances as emergency treatment for use off the premises of the institutional dispenser; authorizes practitioners to dispense controlled substances for use in maintenance or detoxification treatment to an addict or habitual user.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John McDonaldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S3416D
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.655
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.655
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. PRINT NUMBER 5892B
  8. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  9. PRINT NUMBER 5892A
  10. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  11. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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