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S 5922: Requires employers to include an opioid antagonist where first aid kits are required by federal law.
What S 5922 does, verified July 2, 2025
The bill requires employers to include an opioid antagonist in their first aid supplies that are mandated by federal law. This means that all employers, regardless of the type of business or industry, must provide an opioid antagonist as part of their first aid kit. The term "employer" includes any individual or organization that employs others, but excludes government agencies. The bill takes effect 180 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: SUBSTITUTED BY A2725A (2025-06-06)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5922
- What is the current status of S 5922?
- As of July 2, 2025, S 5922 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 6, 2025, was "SUBSTITUTED BY A2725A".
- Did S 5922 pass?
- Not yet. S 5922 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5922, and where is it now?
- S 5922 was authored by Sen. Nathalia Fernandez.
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| Jun. 06, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A2725A |
| May. 19, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 15, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| May. 14, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.1119 |
| Apr. 30, 2025 | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 188 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5922 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring first aid mate- rials in certain workplaces to include opioid antagonist The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 27-f to 2 read as follows: 3 § 27-f. Requiring first aid materials in a workplace to include an 4 opioid antagonist. All workplaces that are federally mandated by the 5 Occupational Safety and Health Administration to have first aid kits 6 must include an opioid antagonist in such first aid kits. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 8 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05773-01-5
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