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Read. Follow. Verify.New York Establishes Free Drug Contaminant Test Strip Program and Public Education Campaign
Last action · June 4, 2026: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLYSponsors: Phil Steck and 13 others
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What This Bill Would Do
New York requires the state to create a program providing free test strips to detect dangerous drug contaminants such as , benzodiazepine, and , while protecting individuals from law enforcement targeting when obtaining them.
Expands access to harm-reduction tools by distributing screening materials through emergency rooms, shelters, and mobile units while shielding recipients from police action during acquisition.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individuals with a substance use disorder
Individuals can receive free drug test strips and are protected from law enforcement targeting when acquiring them at authorized facilities.
Hospital emergency rooms and urgent care centers
These facilities are authorized to apply to distribute contaminant test strips to the public.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can individuals obtain the free test strips?
Will people be arrested by police for getting test strips?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
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Procedural history
12 actions- Jun 4, 2026SenateRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- Jun 4, 2026SenateFloorPASSED SENATE
- Jun 4, 2026Senate3RD READING CAL.1742
- Jun 4, 2026SenateSUBSTITUTED FOR S9221
- Apr 27, 2026SenateCommitteeREFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
- Apr 27, 2026HouseDELIVERED TO SENATE
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- Apr 27, 2026HouseFloorPASSED ASSEMBLY
- Apr 23, 2026HouseADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.366
- Apr 21, 2026HouseREPORTED
- Feb 10, 2026HouseCommitteeREPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- Jan 7, 2026HouseCommitteeREFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE
- Aug 13, 2025HouseCommitteeREFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE
Version history
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Senate floor vote
Total
63
- Yes
- 60
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 2
How they voted (63)
39 more members
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Expansion of Harm Reduction Programs
The bill shifts state policy to explicitly incorporate free contaminant test strip distribution across multiple healthcare and shelter settings while adding legal protections for recipients.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.nysenate.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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