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A06506 Summary:

A06506 Actions:

A06506 Committee Votes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION   Chair:Rozic      
DATE:05/16/2023AYE/NAY:15/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Rozic
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Fall
Excused
Miller
Aye
Burgos
Aye
Blumencranz
Aye
Gallagher
Aye
Beephan
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Maher
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Wallace
Aye
Bores
Aye
Lee
Aye
Alvarez
Aye
Simone
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:05/23/2023AYE/NAY:20/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Dinowitz
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Cook
Absent
Mikulin
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Tannousis
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Curran
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Angelino
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Flood
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Walker
Excused
Vanel
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Simon
Aye
Epstein
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/30/2023AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Excused
Bronson
Aye

A06506 Floor Votes:

A06506 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6506--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 12, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TAPIA,  ZACCARO,  ALVAREZ, LAVINE, RAJKUMAR,
          DE LOS SANTOS, SIMONE, REYES, SOLAGES, DICKENS, RIVERA, RAMOS, ARDILA,
          BUTTENSCHON, FORREST, SHIMSKY, LUCAS, CUNNINGHAM, CRUZ, SIMON, SAYEGH,
          EPSTEIN, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, BORES -- read once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee  on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- reported and referred
          to the Committee on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
          sale of xylazine
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  392-k to read as follows:
     3    § 392-k. Sale of xylazine. 1. For purposes of this section,  the  term
     4  "xylazine"  shall  mean  a  pharmaceutical drug used for sedation, anes-
     5  thesia, muscle relaxation, and analgesia  in  animals  such  as  horses,
     6  cattle, and other non-human mammals.
     7    2.  No  person,  corporation,  partnership, limited liability company,
     8  firm, online platform, or any other business entity doing business with-
     9  in this state shall sell, offer for sale, or deliver xylazine  to  indi-
    10  viduals without proof of its intended use for institutional, veterinary,
    11  or scientific purposes.
    12    3.  No  person,  corporation,  partnership, limited liability company,
    13  firm, online platform, or other business entity  doing  business  within
    14  this  state  shall sell, offer for sale, or deliver xylazine to individ-
    15  uals under the age of twenty-one.
    16    4. Any person, corporation, partnership,  limited  liability  company,
    17  firm,  online  platform  or  other business entity doing business within
    18  this state which sells, offers for sale, or distributes xylazine,  shall
    19  require  and  retain  sales records, proof of age, and proof of use from
    20  all purchasers.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10463-02-3
        A. 6506--A                          2
 
     1    5. Any person, corporation, partnership,  limited  liability  company,
     2  firm,  online  platform,  or other business entity doing business within
     3  this state that violates the provisions  of  this  section  by  selling,
     4  offering  for  sale, or delivery of xylazine shall be subject to a civil
     5  penalty of not more than five hundred dollars per violation, recoverable
     6  in an action by the attorney general of the state of New York.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.