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Senate passes a package of bills across health, environment, transportation and elections
Summary
On March 4, 2025, the New York State Senate passed multiple bills on its calendar covering public health, mental hygiene, environmental conservation, vehicle and traffic law, navigation and election law. Senator Fernandez spoke in favor of a public health measure to connect overdose patients to care.
The New York State Senate completed a series of roll-call votes on March 4, 2025, passing a package of bills spanning public health, mental hygiene, environmental conservation, vehicle and traffic law, navigation law and election law.
Senator Fernandez spoke on the public health measure she sponsored, saying the bill “is very straightforward and very essential because still people that might have gone through an overdose are admitted to an emergency room. They're not directed to the the to the care that could help them get on this path to recovery. So this bill would ensure that any person that does enter emergency room on the accounts of an overdose or anything related is connected to that care.” The Senate recorded her vote in the…
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