---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to accessing substance use disorder services based on the individual's gender identity or expression and preference"
description: "Requires the office of addiction services and supports to assure that persons who suffer from a substance use disorder have the right to seek and receive addiction services, care, treatment and rehabilitation services based on the individual's gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 993"
citation: "New York S 993 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Hoylman-Sigal"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42dab3c5-b407-408e-ac69-a0738d4e858b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S993"
source_hash: "4086cd4ec4f2aa39a29aa9cc75b73274ad9b1833e86f694e88f4e61e2624c75c"
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 993 (2023-2024) — Relates to accessing substance use disorder services based on the individual's gender identity or expression and preference

Requires the office of addiction services and supports to assure that persons who suffer from a substance use disorder have the right to seek and receive addiction services, care, treatment and rehabilitation services based on the individual's gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation.

## Version chain

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

1. **S993** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S993&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S993A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S993A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **46–12** (pass) · upper
- Alcoholism And Substance Abuse Vote - Version: A — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **136–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brad Hoylman-Sigal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** PRINT NUMBER 993A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-08** 1ST REPORT CAL.331
- **2023-02-13** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2023-02-14** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2023-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-01** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-06-01** REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21** SUBSTITUTED FOR A4903
- **2023-06-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.231
- **2023-06-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-06-21** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-06-23** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-25** SIGNED CHAP.141 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42dab3c5-b407-408e-ac69-a0738d4e858b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).