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S 3351: Adds tianeptine sodium to list of Schedule II of controlled substances.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 9, 2026

What S 3351 does, verified January 9, 2026

The bill proposes to add tianeptine sodium to Schedule II of controlled substances. This means that tianeptine sodium will be classified as a highly restricted medication with a high potential for abuse and dependence. The addition of tianeptine sodium to Schedule II is intended to increase regulation and monitoring of its use. The bill does not specify the exact circumstances under which tianeptine sodium will be added to Schedule II, but it will take effect 90 days after the bill becomes a law.

Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3351
What is the current status of S 3351?
As of January 9, 2026, S 3351 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
Did S 3351 pass?
Not yet. S 3351 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 3351, and where is it now?
S 3351 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO HEALTH
Jan. 27, 2025REFERRED TO HEALTH
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 154 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3351 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to adding tianeptine sodium to schedule II of controlled substances The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (e) of schedule II of section 3306 of the 2 public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph 5 to read as 3 follows: 4 (5) Tianeptine sodium. 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. LBD06977-01-5 
Text of S 3351 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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