Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one

Latest action Feb 13, 2026

Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one; prohibits the sale or dissemination of information recorded during transaction scans; imposes a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for the sale or provision of kratom to any person under the age of twenty-one; repeals certain provisions relating thereto; repeals certain provisions requiring a study on kratom; relates to the effectiveness of a chapter of the laws of 2025 relating to prohibiting the sale of kratom to persons under the age of 21.

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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 A9472, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Public Health Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Health · New York State Assembly, Health · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2025, c.690, to modify its location in the public health law, change the effective date, and clarify enforcement mechanisms and penalties.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJan 21, 2026Result: passed
(55) (1) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJan 12, 2026Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Tommy Schiavoni

Democratic1

Tommy Schiavoni

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Patricia Fahy says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

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

Feb 13, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Feb 13, 2026
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.81
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.74
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.74
NY Assembly
Feb 5, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Feb 5, 2026
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY S8814
NY Assembly

Show full history (9 earlier events)

Feb 4, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Feb 4, 2026
Rules Report CAL.74
RULES REPORT CAL.74
NY Assembly
Jan 21, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Jan 20, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Jan 12, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.37
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.37
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly

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