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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4604: Relates to creating a wholesale prescription drug importation program

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 4604 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to creating a wholesale prescription drug importation program. Primary sponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic). It lists 39 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Creates a wholesale prescription drug importation program which complies with federal standards and regulations for the purpose of generating substantial savings for consumers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 26 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 7 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jo Anne SimonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Stacey Pheffer AmatoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Vivian CookCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Pamela HunterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse128
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Donna LupardoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse123
Bill MagnarelliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Brian MaherCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse101
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Phil RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Jon RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Doug SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  2. REFERENCE CHANGED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  3. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source