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S 5421: Designates Xylazine as a schedule III depressant.
What S 5421 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to designate xylazine as a Schedule III depressant under the Public Health Law. This means that xylazine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, will be classified as a controlled substance with specific regulations and restrictions. The bill will take effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5421
- What is the current status of S 5421?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5421 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 5421 pass?
- Not yet. S 5421 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5421, and where is it now?
- S 5421 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Feb. 21, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 21, 2025 · 189 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5421 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 21, 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 designating Xyla- zine as a schedule III depressant The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (c) of schedule III of section 3306 of the 2 public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph 15 to read as 3 follows: 4 (15) Xylazine (N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3 thiazin-2- 5 amine), including its salts, isomers and salts of isomers whenever the 6 existence of such salts, isomers and salts of isomers is possible within 7 the specific chemical designation. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 9 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09071-01-5
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