New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S2446 — Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution

Last action — In Senate 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 January 17, 2025. 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

Establishes a program for distributing wound care kits and xylazine test strips to individuals at risk of drug use.

This bill creates a program to provide free wound care kits and xylazine test strips to individuals with substance use disorders. It also includes provisions to protect the privacy of those receiving these supplies.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means you may encounter programs aimed at supporting individuals with substance use disorders in your community.

Summary

Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution program to supply wound care kits designed for the treatment of injection-related wounds and skin and soft tissue infections, and xylazine test strips, to individuals with a substance use disorder or who are otherwise at risk of drug use, free of charge; prohibits facilities from collecting personally identifying information on such individuals; prohibits police from targeting individuals receiving wound care kits or xylazine test strips under such program.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  2. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

  3. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  4. REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

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 civil-rights healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does S2446 do?
Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution program to supply wound care kits designed for the treatment of injection-related wounds and skin and soft tissue infections, and xylazine test strips, to individuals with a substance use disorder or who are otherwise at risk of drug use, free of charge; prohibits facilities from collecting personally identifying information on such individuals; prohibits police from targeting individuals receiving wound care kits or xylazine test strips under such program.
Who sponsors S2446?
S2446 is sponsored by Nathalia Fernandez.
What is the current status of S2446?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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