Requires that pharmacies that are permanently discontinuing to notify customers of such discontinuance

Latest action Dec 12, 2025

Requires pharmacies that are permanently discontinuing to notify customers of such discontinuance and provide information including locations of other nearby pharmacies.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A2278, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Education Law.

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate, Higher Education · New York State Assembly, Higher Education · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill directs pharmacies that are permanently closing to provide customers with a list of alternative pharmacies in close proximity and instructions on how to transfer prescriptions.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 12, 2025Result: passed
(57) (2) (0) (4)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 26, 2025Result: passed
(60) (1) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Health
Senate HealthFeb 12, 2025Result: passed
(15) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Angelo Santabarbara, Lea Webb and 1 more on Agora

Democratic3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Andrew Gounardes says this is needed

When a pharmacy permanently closes, it is standard practice to transfer patient prescriptions to another pharmacy, often owned by the same company. The new pharmacy may not be convenient to the customer and may not be a pharmacy the customer would have selected if given the choice. Such choice is even more important in the post-Roe era as some pharma- cists have chosen not to fill certain prescriptions due to religious or moral beliefs. Every customer deserves the ability to have their prescription filled by the pharmacy of their choice, regardless of the medication. This legis- lation would provide customers with that by requiring pharmacies that are discontinuing to provide customers with a list of nearby pharmacies, including independently owned pharmacies, and instructions on how to transfer their prescriptions.

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

Dec 12, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.633
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 16, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.91
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.91
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY S3393A
NY Assembly

Show full history (21 earlier events)

Jun 12, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Jun 12, 2025
Passed a chamber
REPASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Returned to Assembly
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3393A
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Recalled From Assembly
RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Returned to Senate
RETURNED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jun 5, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2278A
NY Assembly
Jun 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Jun 5, 2025
Substitution Reconsidered
SUBSTITUTION RECONSIDERED
NY Assembly
Apr 7, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.91
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.91
NY Assembly
Apr 7, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY S3393
NY Assembly
Apr 3, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.91
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.91
NY Assembly
Apr 2, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Feb 26, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 24, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 12, 2025
1ST Report CAL.356
1ST REPORT CAL.356
NY Senate
Jan 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Senate
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly

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