---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits unfair discrimination by insurers for individuals that use prescriptions to block the effects of opioids"
description: "Prohibits unfair discrimination by insurers for individuals that use prescriptions to block the effects of opioids."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 3159"
citation: "New York S 3159 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HARCKHAM"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2020-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ea325e3-9c30-4e2f-b9b2-5f64515d9db7"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S3159"
source_hash: "17537bb282580f16574268fa313fb7f041d00df557e9a3a78f93637c988603cc"
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 S 3159 (2019-2020) — Prohibits unfair discrimination by insurers for individuals that use prescriptions to block the effects of opioids

Prohibits unfair discrimination by insurers for individuals that use prescriptions to block the effects of opioids.

## Version chain

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

1. **S3159** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S3159&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S3159A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S3159A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Insurance Vote - Version: A — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Insurance Vote - Version: A — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **139–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HARCKHAM — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)
- KAPLAN — cosponsor (person)
- MARTINEZ — cosponsor (person)
- MAY — cosponsor (person)
- METZGER — cosponsor (person)
- PARKER — cosponsor (person)
- RAMOS — cosponsor (person)
- SALAZAR — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** PRINT NUMBER 3159A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-29** 1ST REPORT CAL.464
- **2019-04-30** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2019-05-01** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-05-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-06** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-05-06** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2020-01-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-13** 1ST REPORT CAL.71
- **2020-01-14** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2020-01-15** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2020-02-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-02-04** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-02-04** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR A5952A
- **2020-07-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.163
- **2020-07-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-09-25** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-07** SIGNED CHAP.228 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ea325e3-9c30-4e2f-b9b2-5f64515d9db7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).