STATE OF NEW YORK
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9053
IN SENATE
January 28, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of health to conduct a
study on kratom use by humans
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. 1. The commissioner of health shall conduct a comprehensive
2 study on kratom. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, poten-
3 tial health risks, benefits, and effects of kratom use by humans.
4 2. The commissioner of health shall submit a report on such commis-
5 sioner's findings and any recommendations pursuant to such study to the
6 governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assem-
7 bly, the temporary president of the senate, and the minority leader of
8 the senate no later than one year following the effective date of this
9 act.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14619-01-6
