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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6967: Directs the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations to reduce the diversion of addiction medications

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

S 6967 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Directs the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations to reduce the diversion of addiction medications. Primary sponsor: Andrew Lanza (Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 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.

Directs the commissioner of the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations promoting recovery from opioid misuse and reducing diversion of addiction medicines.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew LanzaPrimary sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/ReformSenate24
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39

“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. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

Sources

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