---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to information regarding the use of opioid antagonists for first aid or emergency treatment"
description: "Requires informational materials regarding the use of opioid antagonists for first aid or emergency treatment to provide information of the application of good samaritan laws to protect against liability."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 7277"
citation: "New York A 7277 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ROSENTHAL L"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-18"
last_action: "2019-11-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6f31a89-9661-4f23-9dac-8278d1f7cadc"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A7277"
source_hash: "948cbb94235f54483af036e45af7e7f08da3f57bec8f22b0e20af1966a902b3f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 7277 (2019-2020) — Relates to information regarding the use of opioid antagonists for first aid or emergency treatment

Requires informational materials regarding the use of opioid antagonists for first aid or emergency treatment to provide information of the application of good samaritan laws to protect against liability.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A7277** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7277&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ROSENTHAL L — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-04-18** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** REPORTED
- **2019-05-16** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.362
- **2019-05-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-05-22** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-05-22** REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6361
- **2019-06-12** 3RD READING CAL.1328
- **2019-06-12** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-12** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-11-08** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-20** SIGNED CHAP.504 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6f31a89-9661-4f23-9dac-8278d1f7cadc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).