NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7812
SPONSOR: Braunstein TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to adding substances
to the schedules of controlled substances
PURPOSE:
Adds certain substances to the schedules of controlled substances.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends subdivision (b) of schedule I of section 3306 of the
public health law by adding four new paragraphs 71, 72,73 and 74.
Section 2: Amends subdivision (c) of schedule II of section 3306 of the
public health law to add a new paragraph 30.
Section 3: Sets Effective Date
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill would add four types of Fentanyl to the New York State
Controlled Substances list.
Latest statistics show nearly 3,000 New Yorkers lost their battle with
opioid addiction in 2018. A majority of these deaths were attributed to
synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and its analogues. These analogues
can be up to 100 times stronger than morphine and are becoming increas-
ingly present in communities throughout New York State. Over the same
time period overdose deaths due to opioids have increased nearly 25%
statewide and fentanyl related deaths specifically increased by 160%. In
New York City, fentanyl analogues were responsible for 40% of overdose
deaths in 2017.
The opioid epidemic has ravaged our communities for years. The pandemic
has exacerbated this situation. As we continue to reopen after years of
isolation it is more critical than ever to address these dangerous
narcotics in our communities. This bill aims to do that by adding four
fentanyl analogues to the New York State Controlled Substances list,
mending a loophole in state law and making our communities safer.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate
2021-2022: S6596A, Referred to Health
Assembly
2021-2022: A7310A, Passed Assembly
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7812
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 15, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to adding substances
to the schedules of controlled substances
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision (b) of schedule I of section 3306 of the public
2 health law is amended by adding three new paragraphs 71, 72 and 73 to
3 read as follows:
4 (71) N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylpentanamide. Other names:
5 Valeryl fentanyl.
6 (72) N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)isobutyramide.
7 Other names: para-chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.
8 (73) N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)butyramide.
9 Other names: para-methoxybutyryl fentanyl.
10 § 2. Subdivision (c) of schedule II of section 3306 of the public
11 health law is amended by adding a new paragraph 30 to read as follows:
12 (30) N-phenyl-N-(piperidin-4-yl)propionamide (norfentanyl).
13 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
14 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06863-01-3
