New York · 2025-2026
S 8544
Excludes certain medication abortion drugs from being deemed unlawful to prescribe or dispense and from being deemed misbranded under certain circumstances
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New York Senate Bill S 8544 proposes to exclude certain medication abortion drugs from being classified as unlawful to prescribe or dispense. The bill further stipulates that these drugs shall not be deemed misbranded under specific circumstances.
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Sponsors + 5 cosponsors
- Michelle Hinchey Democratic/Working Families lead
- Jose Serrano Democratic/Working Families
- Julia Salazar Democratic/Working Families
- Nathalia Fernández Democratic
- Pete Harckham Democratic/Working Families
- Robert Jackson Democratic/Working Families
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly Vote | lower | — | 72fda4a3-32cc-47e6-a34d-ff0fc726a0a0 | pass | 93 | 48 | 6 | Jan 28, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/72fda4a3-32cc-47e6-a34d-ff0fc726a0a0 CC0-1.0 |
| Floor Vote | upper | — | b9bb2b05-e5f2-4b63-bdcc-5ed552cac59b | pass | 37 | 21 | 3 | Jan 27, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9bb2b05-e5f2-4b63-bdcc-5ed552cac59b CC0-1.0 |
| Rules Vote | upper | — | e5cfb1da-115f-4d80-bc2c-346c10db5164 | pass | 13 | 6 | 1 | Jan 20, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e5cfb1da-115f-4d80-bc2c-346c10db5164 CC0-1.0 |