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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 487: Designates August thirty-first as "Overdose Awareness Day"

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

S 487 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Designates August thirty-first as "Overdose Awareness Day". Primary sponsor: Nathalia Fernández (Democratic). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Designates August thirty-first of each year as a day of commemoration to be known as "Overdose Awareness Day".

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 6 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nathalia FernándezPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Joe GriffoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate53
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“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 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.110
  7. REFERRED TO FINANCE
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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