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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