New York A 3963: Includes Suvorexant in the Schedule IV list of depressant drugs

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A03963 Summary:

BILL NOA03963 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMcDonald

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3306, Pub Health L

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Includes sleep medication Suvorexant in the Schedule IV list of depressant drugs.

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BILL NOA03963 

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01/30/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3963

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to including Suvorex-
 ant in the Schedule IV list of depressant drugs

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (c) of schedule IV of section 3306 of the
 2 public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph 54 to read as
 3 follows:
 4 (54) Suvorexant.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 6 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07509-01-5

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