A 10971: Requires the registration of chain and community pharmacies.
What A 10971 does, verified May 7, 2026
<p>The bill amends the Education Law by requiring chain and community pharmacies to register with the department. A "chain pharmacy" is defined as a publicly traded company with at least twenty licensed pharmacies in New York State under the same ownership, while a "community pharmacy" refers to privately held companies with fewer than twenty such pharmacies. The bill exempts certain types of pharmacies from being considered community pharmacies, including government-owned, hospital-owned, and those owned by supermarkets or other general merchandise stores. Each chain or community pharmacy must apply for designation as either type on a form prescribed by the department, with a renewal every three years accompanied by a $500 fee.</p>
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Last action: referred to higher education (2026-04-14)Alert me
Quick answers about A 10971
- What is the current status of A 10971?
- As of May 7, 2026, A 10971 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on April 14, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 10971 pass?
- Not yet. A 10971 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 10971, and where is it now?
- A 10971 was authored by Asm. Alicia Hyndman. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Apr. 14, 2026 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 14, 2026 · 385 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10971 IN ASSEMBLY April 14, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the regis- tration of chain and community pharmacies The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 6808 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. Chain and community pharmacies; registration. a. Definitions. For 4 the purposes of this subdivision: 5 (1) "Chain pharmacy" means a publicly traded company having at least 6 twenty licensed pharmacies in New York state under the same ownership. 7 (2) "Community pharmacy" means privately held company having fewer 8 than twenty licensed pharmacies in New York state under the same owner- 9 ship. 10 b. Community pharmacy exceptions. The following pharmacies shall not 11 be considered a community pharmacy: 12 (1) government-owned. 13 (2) hospital-owned. 14 (3) owned by a supermarket or other general merchandise store. 15 (4) an extension of a medical practice, urgent care, outpatient 16 medical clinic, or outpatient surgical center. 17 (5) owned by a corporate chain of pharmacies with stores outside of 18 the state. 19 (6) a mail-order pharmacy. 20 (7) a pharmacy owned by a pharmacy benefit manager or health insurer. 21 c. Obtaining a designation. Each chain or community pharmacy shall be 22 designated as a chain or community pharmacy pursuant to an application 23 by the pharmacy ownership on a form to be prescribed by the department. 24 The designation shall be renewed every three years. The application 25 shall be accompanied by a fee of five hundred dollars. 26 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 27 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 28 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 29 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 30 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15546-01-6
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