Replaces the word addict or addicts and the word addiction with the words persons with substance use disorder or a variation thereof

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Replaces certain appearances of the words addict, addicts and addiction with the words person with a substance use disorder, person with a mental health disorder, person with co-occurring disorder, person in recovery, or a variation thereof.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 20, 2025
Last action: Mar 4, 2026 — ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 27 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 5%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum -5 27/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 228 days quiet

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