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A 5121: Requires public residential buildings that receive funding through the department of housing and urban development or the division of housing and community renewal to have a supply of at least one dose of naloxone readily accessible for residential use as provided by OASAS.
What A 5121 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed law requires public residential buildings that receive funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to maintain a supply of naloxone for residential use. This naloxone must be readily accessible in a common area or another location where it can be easily accessed by building residents. The naloxone must be stored in a secure, unlocked container. The Office of Addiction Services and Supports is responsible for maintaining the supply of naloxone and coordinating with the building manager to ensure that at least one dose is available at all times. Funding for this program will come from the Office of Addiction Services and Supports and the opioid settlement fund. The law will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5121
- What is the current status of A 5121?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 5121 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to housing".
- Did A 5121 pass?
- Not yet. A 5121 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5121, and where is it now?
- A 5121 was authored by Asm. Khaleel Anderson with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to housing |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to housing |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 341 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5121 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON, MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring certain public residential buildings to maintain a supply of naloxone The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 2 229 to read as follows: 3 § 229. Naloxone in certain public residential buildings. 1. Any public 4 residential building that receives funding through the department of 5 housing and urban development or the division of housing and community 6 renewal shall have a supply of at least one dose of naloxone readily 7 accessible for residential use. 8 2. Such naloxone shall be located in a common area of the building 9 which may include but shall not be limited to a lobby, hallway, or 10 common living space accessible to all residents in the building, or in 11 another location in the building where it is clearly visible and acces- 12 sible to building residents. 13 3. Such naloxone shall be stored in a secure, closed, but unlocked 14 container which is readily accessible by building residents. 15 4. It shall be the responsibility of the office of addiction services 16 and supports to maintain such supply of naloxone. The building manager 17 shall coordinate with such office to ensure that at least one dose of 18 naloxone is available at all times. 19 5. Funding for such program shall be provided by the office of 20 addiction services and supports and the opioid settlement fund estab- 21 lished pursuant to section ninety-nine-nn of the state finance law. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08165-01-5
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