---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the possession of opioid antagonists"
description: "Relates to the possession of opioid antagonists and receipt into evidence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 2354"
citation: "New York A 2354 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DINOWITZ"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de667507-27f9-436c-ada6-4a949df225ca"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A2354"
source_hash: "a45353a611c7675ffa14335af5193c24efd267e3777af350917e6d3629407c83"
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 2354 (2021-2022) — Relates to the possession of opioid antagonists

Relates to the possession of opioid antagonists and receipt into evidence.

## Version chain

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

1. **A2354** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A2354&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **49–14** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **133–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- DINOWITZ — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** REPORTED
- **2021-01-21** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.57
- **2021-03-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-03-22** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-03-23** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S911
- **2021-06-08** 3RD READING CAL.386
- **2021-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-10-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-07** SIGNED CHAP.431 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de667507-27f9-436c-ada6-4a949df225ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).