S 8544 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

Summary
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.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Oct 24, 2025 Last action Jan 28, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2026 · Assembly Jan 28, 2026

How they voted

3721
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 61
Jan 27, 2026
D Democratic39
36 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican22
1 Yea 21 Nay
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
Oct 24, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors