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S 4676: Adds xylazine to the depressants designated as controlled substances with the exception of use in cattle or other nonhuman species if approved by the federal food and drug administration.
What S 4676 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to add xylazine to the list of controlled substances in New York. Xylazine is a depressant substance that is commonly used in animal injections. The bill makes it a crime to possess, sell, administer, prescribe, or distribute xylazine for human consumption or any purpose other than injection to animals. This applies to individuals and practitioners who knowingly and willfully violate the law. The penalties for violating the law are the same as those for violating other related laws. The bill takes effect 30 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4676
- What is the current status of S 4676?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 4676 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 4676 pass?
- Not yet. S 4676 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4676, and where is it now?
- S 4676 was authored by Sen. Dean Murray with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 11, 2025 · 362 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4676 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MURRAY, ASHBY, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GALLIVAN, HELMING, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA, PALUMBO, RHOADS, TEDIS- CO, WEBER, WEIK -- 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 xylazine to the depressants designated as controlled substances The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3305 of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: 3 (e) to any individual who possesses, sells, administers, prescribes, 4 or distributes any substance containing xylazine expressly intended for 5 administration through injections to cattle or other nonhuman species 6 and that are approved by the federal food and drug administration solely 7 for such use. 8 § 2. Subdivision (e) of schedule I of section 3306 of the public 9 health law is amended by adding a new paragraph 7 to read as follows: 10 (7) Xylazine (N- (2, 6-dimethylphenyl) - 5, 6-dihydro-4H-1,3 thiazin- 11 2-a-mine). This subdivision shall not include any substance containing 12 xylazine expressly intended for administration through injections to 13 cattle or other nonhuman species and that are approved by the federal 14 food and drug administration. Any individual who knowingly and willfully 15 administers to themself or another person, prescribes, dispenses or 16 distributes such substances when any such substance is intended for 17 human consumption or for any purpose other than injection to cattle or 18 nonhuman species shall be subject to the same penalties as any individ- 19 ual or practitioner who violates the provisions of this section, section 20 thirty-three hundred four of this title, or any other penalties 21 prescribed by law. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 23 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05289-01-5
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