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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4974: Directs the commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness program for youths age eighteen and younger

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 4974 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Directs the commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness program for youths age eighteen and younger. Primary sponsor: Stefani Zinerman (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HEALTH.

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Official summary

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

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness program for youths age eighteen and younger designed to educate about the effects and risks associated with cannabis use, including that it is illegal for persons under the age of twenty-one.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stefani ZinermanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse56
Ed BraunsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Eddie GibbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Nikki LucasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Phil RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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 HEALTH
  2. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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