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NY S 8544

passed one chamber

Excludes certain medication abortion drugs from being deemed unlawful to prescribe or dispense and from being deemed misbranded under certain circumstances

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Provides that the prescribing, dispensing, or receipt of mifepristone or any drug used for medication abortion shall not be considered a criminal conversion act under certain circumstances; provides that mifepristone or any drug used for medication abortion shall not be deemed to be adulterated or misbranded under certain circumstances.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-28 — RETURNED TO SENATE
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Michelle Hincheyprimary
  • Nathalia Fernandezcosponsor
  • Pete Harckhamcosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Julia Salazarcosponsor
  • José M. Serranocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-24

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-20

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-20

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.59

  5. 2026-01-27

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  6. 2026-01-27

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. 2026-01-27

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-28

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A9217

  9. 2026-01-28

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.241

  10. 2026-01-28

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  11. 2026-01-28

    RETURNED TO SENATE

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Rules Vote

    2026-01-20 · pass · 13-6

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: no
    • Joseph A. Griffo: no
    • Pamela Helming: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Robert Ortt: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • Kevin S. Parker: excused
  • Floor Vote

    2026-01-27 · pass · 37-21

    Member-level votes (61)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • Jake Ashby: no
    • George Borrello: no
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: no
    • Stephen T. Chan: no
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: no
    • Joseph A. Griffo: no
    • Pamela Helming: no
    • Andrew J. Lanza: no
    • Mario Mattera: no
    • Dean Murray: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Peter Oberacker: no
    • Robert Ortt: no
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: no
    • Steve Rhoads: no
    • Robert Rolison: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • James Tedisco: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • William Weber: no
    • Alexis Weik: no
    • Samra Brouk: excused
    • Andrew Gounardes: excused
    • Sam Sutton: excused
  • Assembly Vote

    2026-01-28 · pass · 94-48

    Member-level votes (148)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: no
    • Lemondes: no
    • Pirozzolo: no
    • Smullen: no
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Levenberg: yes
    • Pretlow: yes
    • Solages: yes
    • Angelino: no
    • Cashman: yes
    • Gallahan: no
    • Lucas: yes
    • Ra: no
    • Steck: yes
    • Bailey: no
    • Chandler-Waterm: yes
    • Gandolfo: no
    • Lunsford: yes
    • Raga: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Barclay: no
    • Chang: no
    • Gibbs: yes
    • Lupardo: yes
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Chludzinski: no
    • Giglio: no
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Ramos: excused
    • Tague: no
    • Beephan: no
    • Clark: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Maher: excused
    • Reilly: no
    • Tannousis: no
    • Bendett: yes
    • Colton: no
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Manktelow: no
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gray: no
    • McDonald: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Berger: no
    • Cook: excused
    • Griffin: yes
    • McDonough: excused
    • Romero: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: excused
    • Cruz: yes
    • Hawley: no
    • McMahon: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Blankenbush: no
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Hevesi: yes
    • Meeks: yes
    • Rozic: yes
    • Vanel: yes
    • Blumencranz: excused
    • Dais: yes
    • Hooks: yes
    • Mikulin: no
    • Santabarbara: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Bologna: no
    • Davila: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Miller: no
    • Sayegh: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Bores: yes
    • De Los Santos: yes
    • Hyndman: yes
    • Mitaynes: yes
    • Schiavoni: yes
    • Weprin: yes
    • Brabenec: no
    • DeStefano: no
    • Jackson: yes
    • Molitor: no
    • Seawright: yes
    • Wieder: yes
    • Braunstein: yes
    • Dilan: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Morinello: no
    • Sempolinski: no
    • Williams: no
    • Bronson: yes
    • Dinowitz: yes
    • Jensen: no
    • Norber: no
    • Septimo: yes
    • Woerner: yes
    • Brook-Krasny: no
    • DiPietro: no
    • Kassay: yes
    • Novakhov: no
    • Shimsky: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Brown EA: no
    • Durso: no
    • Kay: yes
    • O'Pharrow: yes
    • Shrestha: yes
    • Yeger: yes
    • Brown K: no
    • Eachus: yes
    • Kelles: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burdick: yes
    • Eichenstein: no
    • Kim: yes
    • Palmesano: no
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Fall: yes
    • Lasher: yes
    • Paulin: yes
    • Simpson: no
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: no
    • Lavine: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: yes
    • Slater: no
    • Buttenschon: no
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Pheffer Amato: yes
    • Smith: no

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