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NY State Legislature · S8758-2025 · Signed by Governor

Replaces the term addict with the term person with substance use disorder

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Replaces the term addict with the term person with substance use disorder Read the full text

Senate

What it does

Replaces the term addict with the term person with substance use disorder.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

REFERRED TO RULES · Jan 8, 2026

Senate

ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.61 · Jan 20, 2026

Senate

PASSED SENATE · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

REFERRED TO HEALTH · Jan 21, 2026

Assembly

SUBSTITUTED FOR A9474 · Feb 5, 2026

Assembly

ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.75 · Feb 5, 2026

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY · Feb 5, 2026

Assembly

RETURNED TO SENATE · Feb 5, 2026

Assembly

DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Feb 13, 2026

Senate

SIGNED CHAP.42 · Feb 13, 2026

Senate

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Nathalia FernandezJoseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-21 · EXC 5, NAY 3, AYE 53
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-20 · EXC 1, AYEWR 2, AYE 17
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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