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S5779

Sponsored by Nathalia Fernandez D

An act to amend the Education Law — 2026-03-16 · Calendar #473

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The New York State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senator Fernandez that would place opioid antagonists in locations where automated external defibrillators are already situated, providing additional emergency response tools in secure, commonly-known locations. The bill (S5779, Calendar 473) passed on a 60-1 roll call vote, with only Senator Walczyk voting in opposition. Supporters characterized the measure as a common-sense public health approach that gives responders more options to help people in medical distress. Senator Oberacker praised the bill as an example of effective bipartisan collaboration, while Senator Fernandez emphasized that co-locating Narcan with first aid kits and AEDs would help New Yorkers in their "most desperate time of need." The legislation amends the Education Law and takes effect July 1.
Passed Senate Ayes: 60 · Nays: 1

Debate Summary

The bill would place opioid antagonists (Narcan) in locations where automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are already situated, providing additional life-saving tools in secure, commonly-known locations. Supporters characterized it as a common-sense public health measure that gives people more options to help those in medical distress, whether from opioid overdose or other causes. The bill was presented as a bipartisan effort demonstrating effective legislative collaboration.

Transcript Mentions

These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.

Senator Vote Party
Walczyk nay Republican

An act to amend the Education Law — 2025-06-06 · Calendar #1281

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The Senate passed S5779, sponsored by Senator Fernandez, an Education Law amendment on a 52-1 roll call vote. Senator Walczyk cast the sole dissenting vote. The bill, which takes effect July 1, advanced without floor debate. The measure was Calendar Number 1281.
Passed Senate Ayes: 52 · Nays: 1

Debate Summary

No debate was recorded on this bill. The measure proceeded directly to a roll call vote.

Roll Call — Official API Data

Full roll call from the Open Legislation API. Every senator's recorded vote is shown.

Senator Vote Party District
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. AYE Democrat SD-15
Jake Ashby AYE Republican SD-43
Jamaal Bailey AYE Democrat SD-36
April Baskin AYE Democrat SD-63
George Borrello AYE Republican SD-57
Jabari Brisport AYE Democrat SD-25
Samra Brouk AYE Democrat SD-55
Siela Bynoe AYE Democrat SD-6
Stephen T. Chan AYE Republican SD-17
Cordell Cleare AYE Democrat SD-30
Leroy Comrie AYE Democrat SD-14
Jeremy Cooney AYE Democrat SD-56
Patricia Fahy AYE Democrat SD-46
Nathalia Fernandez AYE Democrat SD-34
Patrick M. Gallivan AYE Republican SD-60
Michael Gianaris AYE Democrat SD-12
Kristen Gonzalez AYE Democrat SD-59
Andrew Gounardes AYE Democrat SD-26
Pete Harckham AYE Democrat SD-40
Michelle Hinchey AYE Democrat SD-41
Brian Kavanagh AYE Democrat SD-27
Liz Krueger AYE Democrat SD-28
Andrew J. Lanza AYE Republican SD-24
John Liu AYE Democrat SD-16
Monica Martinez AYE Democrat SD-4
Jack M. Martins AYE Republican SD-7
Mario Mattera AYE Republican SD-2
Rachel May AYE Democrat SD-48
Shelley Mayer AYE Democrat SD-37
Dean Murray AYE Republican SD-3
Thomas F. O'Mara AYE Republican SD-58
Peter Oberacker AYE Republican SD-51
Robert Ortt AYE Republican SD-62
Anthony H. Palumbo AYE Republican SD-1
Kevin S. Parker AYE Democrat SD-21
Steve Rhoads AYE Republican SD-5
Gustavo Rivera AYE Democrat SD-33
Robert Rolison AYE Republican SD-39
Christopher Ryan AYE Democrat SD-50
Julia Salazar AYE Democrat SD-18
James Sanders Jr. AYE Democrat SD-10
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton AYE Democrat SD-23
Luis R. Sepúlveda AYE Democrat SD-32
José M. Serrano AYE Democrat SD-29
James Skoufis AYE Democrat SD-42
Toby Ann Stavisky AYE Democrat SD-11
Dan Stec AYE Republican SD-45
Andrea Stewart-Cousins AYE Democrat SD-35
James Tedisco AYE Republican SD-44
Lea Webb AYE Democrat SD-52
William Weber AYE Republican SD-38
Alexis Weik AYE Republican SD-8
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick EXC Republican SD-9
Joseph A. Griffo EXC Republican SD-53
Pamela Helming EXC Republican SD-54
Brad Hoylman-Sigal EXC Democrat SD-47
Robert Jackson EXC Democrat SD-31
Zellnor Myrie EXC Democrat SD-20
Roxanne J. Persaud EXC Democrat SD-19
Jessica Ramos EXC Democrat SD-13
Sean Ryan EXC Democrat SD-61
Sam Sutton EXC Democrat SD-22
Mark Walczyk NAY Republican SD-49

Transcript Mentions

These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.

Senator Vote Party
Walczyk nay Republican