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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 9001: Establishes a medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants test strip program

Passed both chambers 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 9001 is a bill introduced in the New York House on August 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants test strip program. Primary sponsor: Phil Steck (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

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.

Directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to establish a program for individuals to receive free drug test strips to detect the presence of medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants; directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in cooperation with the commissioner of the department of health, to develop and conduct a public awareness and educational campaign on the dangers of medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican 4 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phil SteckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Scott GrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Mary Beth WalshCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112

“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. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  2. PASSED SENATE
  3. 3RD READING CAL.1742
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S9221
  5. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.366
  9. REPORTED
  10. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  11. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE
  12. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

Sources

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