New York A 9485: Relates to adding W-18 to the schedule of controlled substances

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A09485 Summary:

BILL NOA09485 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08757

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SPONSORZaccaro

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COSPNSRSayegh

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§4160-a & 4161, rpld §4160 sub 6, Pub Health L

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Prohibits charging a fee for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or pregnancy loss; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.

Go to top A09485 Actions:

BILL NOA09485 

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01/07/2026referred to health

01/20/2026reported referred to rules

01/21/2026reported 

01/21/2026rules report cal.49

01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.49

01/21/2026substituted by s8757

&nbspS08757 AMEND= FERNANDEZ

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.13

&nbsp01/13/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/13/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/13/2026referred to health

&nbsp01/21/2026substituted for a9485

&nbsp01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.49

&nbsp01/21/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/21/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.41

Go to topA09485 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:01/20/2026AYE/NAY:22/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzExcused

HevesiExcusedGrayExcused

SteckAyeSlaterAye

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAyeDursoAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:01/21/2026AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickExcusedRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinExcusedSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09485 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09485 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9485

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting charg-
 es for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or pregnancy loss;
 and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 4160-a of the public health law is
 2 REPEALED and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows:
 3 9. The department, or in the city of New York, the New York city
 4 department of health and mental hygiene shall not charge any fee for the
 5 issuance of a certificate under this section.
 6 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 4160 of the public health law is
 7 REPEALED.
 8 § 3. Section 4161 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 9 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 10 5. A local registrar shall not charge a fee for the issuance of a
 11 certificate of pregnancy loss under this article.
 12 § 4. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
 13 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health law
 14 relating to prohibiting charges for the issuance of a certificate of
 15 still birth or pregnancy loss, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
 16 S. 1807-A and A. 2311-A, takes effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01554-04-6

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