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NY A 8849

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Requires the department of health to facilitate the exchange of data between the state prescription drug program and electronic health records

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8849 pass?

Not yet law. NY A 8849 has passed both chambers but has not been enacted as of 2026-05-13. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

What is NY A 8849 about?

Directs the commissioner of health shall promulgate regulations allowing for any electronic health records integration vendor to obtain state approval to facilitate interoperability between the prescription monitoring program registry and certified electronic health records systems that can connect with any national data sharing hub.

Who sponsors NY A 8849?

John T. McDonald III is the primary sponsor of NY A 8849, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Description

Directs the commissioner of health shall promulgate regulations allowing for any electronic health records integration vendor to obtain state approval to facilitate interoperability between the prescription monitoring program registry and certified electronic health records systems that can connect with any national data sharing hub.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-13 — RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • John T. McDonald IIIprimary
  • Jen Lunsfordcosponsor
  • Paula Kaycosponsor
  • Donna Lupardocosponsor
  • Amy Paulincosponsor
  • Phil Steckcosponsor
  • Marianne Buttenschoncosponsor
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor
  • Joe Angelinocosponsor
  • Keith Browncosponsor
  • Brian Mahercosponsor
  • Josh Jensencosponsor
  • Patrick J. Carrollcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-06-09

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-12-12

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-12-12

    PRINT NUMBER 8849A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-25

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-25

    PRINT NUMBER 8849B

    amendment-passage

  7. 2026-04-21

    REPORTED

  8. 2026-04-23

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.365

  9. 2026-04-27

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  10. 2026-04-27

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  11. 2026-04-27

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-05-13

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S9401A

  13. 2026-05-13

    3RD READING CAL.813

  14. 2026-05-13

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  15. 2026-05-13

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Assembly Vote

    2026-04-27 · pass · 141-0

    Member-level votes (150)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: excused
    • Lemondes: yes
    • Pheffer Amato: yes
    • Slater: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: excused
    • Levenberg: yes
    • Pirozzolo: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Angelino: yes
    • Cashman: yes
    • Gallahan: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Powers: yes
    • Smullen: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Chandler-Waterm: yes
    • Gandolfo: yes
    • Lunsford: yes
    • Pretlow: yes
    • Solages: yes
    • Barclay: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Gibbs: yes
    • Lupardo: yes
    • Ra: yes
    • Steck: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Chludzinski: yes
    • Giglio: yes
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Raga: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Beephan: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Maher: excused
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Bendett: yes
    • Colton: yes
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Manktelow: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Tague: yes
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gray: yes
    • McDonald: yes
    • Reilly: yes
    • Tannousis: yes
    • Berger: yes
    • Cook: excused
    • Griffin: yes
    • McDonough: excused
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Hawley: yes
    • McMahon: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Blankenbush: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Hevesi: yes
    • Meeks: excused
    • Romero: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Blumencranz: yes
    • Dais: yes
    • Hooks: yes
    • Mikulin: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Bologna: yes
    • Davila: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Rozic: yes
    • Vanel: yes
    • Bores: excused
    • De Los Santos: yes
    • Hyndman: yes
    • Mitaynes: yes
    • Santabarbara: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Brabenec: yes
    • DeStefano: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Molitor: yes
    • Sayegh: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Braunstein: yes
    • Dilan: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Schiavoni: yes
    • Weprin: yes
    • Bronson: yes
    • Dinowitz: yes
    • Jensen: yes
    • Morinello: yes
    • Seawright: yes
    • Wieder: excused
    • Brook-Krasny: yes
    • DiPietro: yes
    • Kassay: yes
    • Norber: yes
    • Sempolinski: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Brown EA: yes
    • Durso: yes
    • Kay: yes
    • Novakhov: yes
    • Septimo: yes
    • Woerner: yes
    • Brown K: yes
    • Eachus: yes
    • Kelles: yes
    • O'Pharrow: yes
    • Shimsky: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burdick: yes
    • Eichenstein: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Shrestha: yes
    • Yeger: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Fall: yes
    • Lasher: yes
    • Palmesano: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Lavine: yes
    • Paulin: yes
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Buttenschon: yes
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: excused
    • Simpson: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes

  • Floor Vote - Version: B

    2026-05-13 · pass · 60-0

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Erik Bottcher: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: 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
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Sam Sutton: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Jeremy Zellner: yes
    • Liz Krueger: excused
    • Jack M. Martins: excused
    • Peter Oberacker: absent

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