New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11499: Relates to designated or rescheduled drugs
Status: In committee, May 28, 2026
Provides that when a drug is designated or rescheduled by the federal government, it shall be deemed scheduled under NYS law automatically, without further action by the commissioner.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to designated or rescheduled drugs.
From the introduced text, May 28, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to designated or rescheduled drugs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 3306 of the public health law, as added by chapter 664 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows: There are hereby established five schedules of controlled substances, to be known as schedules I, II, III, IV and V respectively. Such schedules shall consist of the following substances by whatever name or chemical designation known, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS TITLE: § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 3307 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 777 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 5. The commissioner shall by regulation or emergency regulation, reclassify any compound, mixture or preparation containing any substance listed in Schedule I of section three thousand three hundred six of this title as a Schedule II, III, IV or V substance, or exempt it from this article, if that same compound, mixture or preparation is redesignated or rescheduled other than under Schedule I under the federal Controlled Substances Act, or deleted as a controlled substance under the federal Controlled …
Sponsors
- Patrick Burke (D, 142) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is A11499?
- A11499 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to designated or rescheduled drugs.
- What does A11499 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to designated or rescheduled drugs.
- What is the status of A11499?
- In committee as of May 28, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11499?
- Patrick Burke (D, 142).
- Where is the official record for A11499?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11499
Source: official New York record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.