NY State Senate Bill 2025-S5922A

Senate Bill S5922A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 30, 2025	print number 5922a
Apr 30, 2025	amend (t) and recommit to labor
Mar 04, 2025	referred to labor

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2025-S5922 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2725
Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Add §27-f, Lab L

2025-S5922 - Summary

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

2025-S5922 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5922

SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring first aid mate-
rials in certain workplaces to include opioid antagonist

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To require that opioid antagonists are included in First Aid materials
in workplaces that are federally mandated by the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration to have First Aid kits.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of this bill amends the Labor law by adding a new Section
27-F requiring First Aid materials in a workplace to include an opioid
antagonist.

Section two provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The term "opioid" refers to a variety of substances that include both
prescription medications and illegal drugs. Opioids are highly addictive
and carry transversal risks which can damage an individual's health
status (NIDA, 2024). In New York, opioid overdose deaths have increased
more than 360% from 1,074 deaths in 2010 to 5,017 deaths in 2021, with a
sharp increase of 70.7% from 2,939 deaths in 2019 (Department of Health,
New York State Opioid Annual Report, 2023). Additionally, workplace
surveys highlighted how over 70% of employers have found opioids to be
detrimental to the working environment (National Safety Council).
Indeed, opioid misuse or abuse can lead to work-related injuries or
illnesses, chronic medical conditions, over-prescription in employee
health services or health plans, and over-prescription in workers'
compensation medical care (CDC, NIOSH, 2025). In September 2024, Cali-
fornia enacted a law requiring the California Division of Occupational
Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) to submit a draft regulation demanding that
First Aid kits in the workplace contain the nasal spray naloxone hydro-
chloride (California State Assembly, AB. 1976, 2024). New York's growing
opioid epidemic underscores the need for protective meas ures like this
bill, which would require certain workplaces to include opioid antag-
onists in their First Aid kits. This bill is crucial for enhancing work-
place and community safety in New York.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The act shall take effect 180 days after it shall have become law.

2025-S5922 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5922
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               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:
 
   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

2025-S5922A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2725
Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Add §27-f, Lab L

2025-S5922A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S5922A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5922A

SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL::

To require that opioid antagonists are included in First Aid materials
in workplaces that are federally mandated by the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration to have First Aid kits.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::

Section one of this bill amends the Labor law by adding a new Section
27-F requiring First Aid materials in a workplace to include an opioid
antagonist.

Section two provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION::

The term "opioid" refers to a variety of substances that include both
prescription medications and illegal drugs. Opioids are highly addictive
and carry transversal risks which can damage an individual's health
status (NIDA, 2024). In New York, opioid overdose deaths have increased
more than 360% from 1,074 deaths in 2010 to 5,017 deaths in 2021, with a
sharp increase of 70.7% from 2,939 deaths in 2019 (Department of Health,
New York State Opioid Annual Report, 2023). Additionally, workplace
surveys highlighted how over 70% of employers have found opioids to be
detrimental to the working environment (National Safety Council).
Indeed, opioid misuse or abuse can lead to work-related injuries or
illnesses, chronic medical conditions, over-prescription in employee
health services or health plans, and over-prescription in workers'
compensation medical care (CDC, NIOSH, 2025). In September 2024, Cali-
fornia enacted a law requiring the California Division of Occupational
Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) to submit a draft regulation demanding that
First Aid kits in the workplace contain the nasal spray naloxone hydro-
chloride (California State Assembly, AB. 1976, 2024). New York's growing
opioid epidemic underscores the need for protective meas ures like this
bill, which would require certain workplaces to include opioid antag-
onists in their First Aid kits. This bill is crucial for enhancing work-
place and community safety in New York.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS::

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE::

The act shall take effect 180 days after it shall have become law.

2025-S5922A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5922--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to  be  committed  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.
                                                            LBD05773-03-5

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