New York A 9472: Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one

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A09472 Summary:

BILL NOA09472 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08814

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SPONSORMcDonald

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COSPNSRSchiavoni

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 13-F Art Head, rpld §1399-aa sub 19, §1399-mmm, add Art 13-I §1399-xx, Pub Health L; rpld §4, amd §5,
Chap of 2025 (as proposed in S.4552-A & A.2340-A)

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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.

Go to top A09472 Actions:

BILL NOA09472 

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01/07/2026referred to health

01/20/2026reported referred to codes

02/04/2026reported referred to rules

02/04/2026reported 

02/04/2026rules report cal.74

02/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.74

02/05/2026substituted by s8814

&nbspS08814 AMEND= FAHY

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.37

&nbsp01/21/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/21/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/21/2026referred to codes

&nbsp02/05/2026substituted for a9472

&nbsp02/05/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.74

&nbsp02/05/2026passed assembly

&nbsp02/05/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.81

Go to topA09472 Committee&nbspVotes:

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

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzExcused

HevesiExcusedGrayExcused

SteckAyeSlaterAye

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAyeDursoAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:02/04/2026AYE/NAY:22/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

SeptimoAyeReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

BronsonAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Heastie 
DATE:02/04/2026AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushExcused

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09472 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09472 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9472

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
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 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 prohibiting the
 sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one; to repeal
 certain provisions of the public health law relating thereto; to
 repeal section 4 of a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public
 health law relating to the prohibition of the sale of kratom to indi-
 viduals under the age of twenty-one, as proposed in legislative bills
 numbers S. 4552-A and A. 2340-A, relating to a study on kratom; and
 to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health law
 relating to the prohibition of the sale of kratom to individuals under
 the age of twenty-one, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
 4552-A and A. 2340-A, in relation to the effectiveness thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The article heading of article 13-F of the public health
 2 law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public
 3 health law relating to the prohibition of the sale of kratom to individ-
 4 uals under the age of twenty-one, as proposed in legislative bills