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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 808: Establishes a drug checking 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 808 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a drug checking program. Primary sponsor: Anna Kelles (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.

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.

Establishes through the department of health a drug checking services program to allow individuals to bring drugs or controlled substances and have them tested for contaminants, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds; requires the department to establish public health surveillance of the unregulated drug supply; provides exemptions for participants in the drug checking program from certain controlled substance offenses.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anna KellesPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Michael BenedettoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Zohran MamdaniCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Claire ValdezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
John ZaccaroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80

“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 WAYS AND MEANS
  2. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  3. PRINT NUMBER 808C
  4. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  5. PRINT NUMBER 808B
  6. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  7. PRINT NUMBER 808A
  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  9. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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