Requires the registration of chain and community pharmacies

Latest action May 7, 2026

Requires the registration of chain and community pharmacies.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A10971, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Education Law.

Committee

Higher Education · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Higher Education · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To create legal definitions for large corporate pharmacies and small independent pharmacies

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Andrew Gounardes says this is needed

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Times and other publica- tions highlighted the demanding working conditions for employees of large publicly traded pharmacies. However, state regulators had diffi- culty addressing these issues because there was no distinction in the law among the independent retail pharmacies and the large multi-state operators. This bill creates the "chain pharmacy" designation which will allow the State Education Department to regulate the practice conditions of this sector in a more surgical manner.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

May 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Senate
Apr 14, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly

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