New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S9278 — Relates to interest earned on the statewide opioid settlement agreement money

Last action — In Assembly Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 24, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Odds of enactment

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In plain language

This bill addresses how interest from opioid settlement funds is managed and spent in New York.

The bill includes interest earned from opioid settlement funds in the opioid settlement fund and mandates their approved use by subdivisions. It ensures that any interest from these funds is allocated for specific, agreed-upon purposes.

Summary

Includes interest earned on the monies obtained by the state through the statewide opioid settlement agreement, in the opioid settlement fund; requires any New York subdivision that receives funds pursuant to an opioid settlement agreement to spend interest earned on such funds on approved uses.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. PASSED SENATE

  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1400

  5. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  6. PRINT NUMBER 9278A

  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

  8. REFERRED TO FINANCE

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does S9278 do?
Includes interest earned on the monies obtained by the state through the statewide opioid settlement agreement, in the opioid settlement fund; requires any New York subdivision that receives funds pursuant to an opioid settlement agreement to spend interest earned on such funds on approved uses.
Who sponsors S9278?
S9278 is sponsored by Nathalia Fernandez.
What is the current status of S9278?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 24, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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