New York A 2278: Requires that pharmacies that are permanently discontinuing to notify customers of such discontinuance

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A02278 Summary:

BILL NOA02278A

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SAME ASSAME AS S03393-A

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRSantabarbara

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §6811-d, Ed L

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

Go to top A02278 Actions:

BILL NOA02278A

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01/16/2025referred to higher education

04/02/2025reported 

04/03/2025advanced to third reading cal.91

04/07/2025substituted by s3393

&nbspS03393 AMEND=A GOUNARDES

&nbsp06/05/2025substitution reconsidered

&nbsp06/05/2025restored to third reading

&nbsp06/05/2025amended on third reading (t) 2278a

&nbsp06/16/2025substituted by s3393a

&nbsp&nbspS03393 AMEND=A GOUNARDES

&nbsp&nbsp01/27/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

&nbsp&nbsp02/12/20251ST REPORT CAL.356

&nbsp&nbsp02/24/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp&nbsp02/25/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp&nbsp02/26/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp&nbsp02/26/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp&nbsp02/26/2025referred to higher education

&nbsp&nbsp04/07/2025substituted for a2278

&nbsp&nbsp04/07/2025ordered to third reading cal.91

&nbsp&nbsp06/05/2025substitution reconsidered

&nbsp&nbsp06/05/2025referred to higher education

&nbsp&nbsp06/09/2025RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

&nbsp&nbsp06/09/2025returned to senate

&nbsp&nbsp06/09/2025VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

&nbsp&nbsp06/09/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3393A

&nbsp&nbsp06/12/2025REPASSED SENATE

&nbsp&nbsp06/12/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp&nbsp06/12/2025referred to higher education

&nbsp&nbsp06/16/2025substituted for a2278a

&nbsp&nbsp06/16/2025ordered to third reading cal.91

&nbsp&nbsp06/16/2025passed assembly

&nbsp&nbsp06/16/2025returned to senate

&nbsp&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp&nbsp12/12/2025SIGNED CHAP.633

Go to topA02278 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION Chair:Hyndman 
DATE:04/02/2025AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable HyndmanAyeSmullenAye

LupardoAyeSmithAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

SimonAyeReillyAye

McDonaldAyeMillerAye

Bichotte HermelAyeGrayAye

McMahonAyePirozzoloAye

ButtenschonAyeSempolinskiAye

ClarkAye

ForrestAye

Chandler-WatermAye

SeawrightExcused

EachusAye

SayeghAye

ReyesAye

GriffinAye

KellesExcused

O'PharrowAye

Go to topA02278 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02278 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2278--A
 Cal. No. 91

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Higher Education -- reported from committee,
 advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
 its place on the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring pharmacies
 that are permanently discontinuing to notify customers of such discon-
 tinuance

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6811-d
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 6811-d. Notification of permanent pharmacy discontinuance. 1. Every
 4 registered pharmacy that sells prescription drugs at retail shall
 5 provide public notice at least thirty days prior to its permanent
 6 discontinuance. Such notice shall:
 7 (a) be provided, to the extent possible, to customers who have had a
 8 prescription filled at the pharmacy within the year prior to its discon-
 9 tinuance through the customer's primary means of communication with such
 10 pharmacy; and
 11 (b) be conspicuously posted at or adjacent to the place in the pharma-
 12 cy where prescriptions are presented for compounding and dispensing, in
 13 the waiting area for customers, or the area where prescribed drugs are
 14 dispensed.
 15 2. The notification required pursuant to subdivision one of this
 16 section shall include, but not be limited to:
 17 (a) the date of such pharmacy's discontinuance;
 18 (b) the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the five nearest phar-
 19 macies, including independently owned pharmacies, if applicable;
 20 (c) instructions on transferring any ex