---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to statewide opioid settlements and the opioid settlement fund"
description: "Provides that moneys expended from the opioid settlement fund shall be used consistent with the terms of any statewide opioid settlement agreements; provides such fund shall consist of money received by the state pursuant to any statewide opioid settlement agreements; relates to the membership of the opioid settlement board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7870"
citation: "New York S 7870 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["RIVERA"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-14"
last_action: "2022-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4249c112-8a4c-4578-8c0c-5d190c856178"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7870"
source_hash: "03f1db5a83a5f192a3517c78ec276ec0e637b37072f924bd59ba99efd942b415"
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 7870 (2021-2022) — Relates to statewide opioid settlements and the opioid settlement fund

Provides that moneys expended from the opioid settlement fund shall be used consistent with the terms of any statewide opioid settlement agreements; provides such fund shall consist of money received by the state pursuant to any statewide opioid settlement agreements; relates to the membership of the opioid settlement board.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7870** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7870&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–2** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- RIVERA — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-14** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.207
- **2022-01-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-01-20** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-20** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8757
- **2022-02-14** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.400
- **2022-02-14** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-02-14** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-03-18** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-18** SIGNED CHAP.171 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4249c112-8a4c-4578-8c0c-5d190c856178`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).