Assembly Bill A2725A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires employers to include an opioid antagonist where first aid kits are required by federal law

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A2725 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5922
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-f, Lab L

2025-A2725 - Summary

Requires employers to include an opioid antagonist where first aid kits are required by federal law.

2025-A2725 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2725
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred 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:

   Section  1.  The  labor law is amended by adding a new section 27-f to
 read as follows:
   § 27-F. REQUIRING FIRST AID MATERIALS IN A  WORKPLACE  TO  INCLUDE  AN
 OPIOID  ANTAGONIST.  ALL  WORKPLACES  THAT ARE FEDERALLY MANDATED BY THE
 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION TO  HAVE  FIRST  AID  KITS
 MUST INCLUDE AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST IN SUCH FIRST AID KITS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 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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2025-A2725A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5922
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-f, Lab L

2025-A2725A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires employers to include an opioid antagonist where first aid kits are required by federal law.

2025-A2725A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2725--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Labor  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation  to  requiring  employers  to
   include an opioid antagonist in first aid supplies required by federal
   law

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new  section  27-f  to
 read as follows:
   §  27-F.  REQUIRING  FIRST  AID MATERIALS IN A WORKPLACE TO INCLUDE AN
 OPIOID ANTAGONIST. ALL EMPLOYERS THAT ARE  FEDERALLY  MANDATED  TO  HAVE
 FIRST  AID  SUPPLIES  READILY AVAILABLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALL INJURED
 EMPLOYEES MUST INCLUDE AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST IN SUCH FIRST AID  SUPPLIES.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "EMPLOYER" INCLUDES ANY PERSON, CORPO-
 RATION,  LIMITED   LIABILITY COMPANY, OR ASSOCIATION EMPLOYING ANY INDI-
 VIDUAL IN ANY OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, TRADE,  BUSINESS,  OR  SERVICE.  THE
 TERM "EMPLOYER" SHALL NOT INCLUDE A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05773-02-5

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