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type: "Bill"
title: "Decriminalizes the possession and sale of hypodermic needles and syringes; repealer"
description: "Decriminalizes the possession and sale of hypodermic needles and syringes; regulates the sale of hypodermic needles and syringes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 2523"
citation: "New York S 2523 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["RIVERA"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bbcbead-3b7d-4052-9e07-2c46688df271"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S2523"
source_hash: "8ba74ea4e3bf2668161caae601e07c34ed5f15009c3c8ad8aff16b77ad6070fb"
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 2523 (2021-2022) — Decriminalizes the possession and sale of hypodermic needles and syringes; repealer
Decriminalizes the possession and sale of hypodermic needles and syringes; regulates the sale of hypodermic needles and syringes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **S2523** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S2523&term=2021&Text=Y)
## Votes
- Assembly Vote — **98–51** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **42–21** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **15–6** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- RIVERA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-21** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1484
- **2021-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-07** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-07** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A868
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.160
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-10-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-07** SIGNED CHAP.433 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bbcbead-3b7d-4052-9e07-2c46688df271`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).