S 487 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Designates August thirty-first as "Overdose Awareness Day"

S 487 designates August 31st of each year as "Overdose Awareness Day" in New York State. The bill amends the executive law to add this date to a list of established commemorative days, such as Juneteenth and Holocaust Remembrance Day. This is a symbolic designation with no new funding, policies, or direct impact on specific groups - it simply recognizes the day for public awareness purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025

How they voted

610
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Feb 25, 2025
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors

Sponsors