New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A8814: Relates to expanding opioid overdose prevention measures in certain settings
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Requires school districts, public libraries, BOCES, county vocational education and extension boards, charter schools, and non-public schools to provide and maintain on-site opioid antagonists; requires the department of health to provide such opioid antagonists to such entities upon request.
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to expanding opioid overdose prevention measures in certain settings.
From the amended text, May 13, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to expanding opioid overdose prevention measures in certain settings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 922 of the education law, as amended by chapter 68 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: § 922. Opioid overdose prevention. 1. School districts, public libraries, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension boards, charter schools, and non-public elementary and secondary schools in this state [may] SHALL provide and maintain on-site in each instructional school facility or library, opioid antagonists, as defined in section three thousand three hundred nine of the public health law, in quantities and types deemed by the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to be adequate to ensure ready and appropriate access for use during emergencies to any student, individual on library premises or staff suspected of having opioid overdose whether or not there is a previous history of opioid abuse. 2. School districts, public libraries, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension boards, charter schools, and non-public elementary and secondary schools in this state [may] SHALL elect to participate as an opioid antagonist recipient and any person employed by any such entity that has …
Sponsors
- John McDonald (D, 108) · primary sponsor
- Carrie Woerner (D, 113)
- Phillip Steck (D, 110)
- Steven Otis (D, 91)
- Judy Griffin (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S9272A
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.542
- : RULES REPORT CAL.542
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
- : PRINT NUMBER 8814A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Votes
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 5, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 1, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (May 28, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Education Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes Correction Date:05/22/2026 (May 18, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is A8814?
- A8814 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to expanding opioid overdose prevention measures in certain settings.
- What does A8814 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to expanding opioid overdose prevention measures in certain settings.
- What is the status of A8814?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S9272A (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A8814?
- John McDonald (D, 108), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A8814?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8814
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