New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
A 8576: Preserves access to affordable drugs
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
A 8576 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Preserves access to affordable drugs. Primary sponsor: Anna Kelles (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 27 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.
Relates to preserving access to affordable drugs; provides that an agreement resolving or settling, on a final or interim basis, a patent infringement claim, in connection with the sale of a pharmaceutical product, shall be presumed to have anticompetitive effects if a nonreference drug filer receives anything of value from another company asserting patent infringement and if the nonreference drug filer agrees to limit or forego research, development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales of the nonreference drug filer's product for any period of time.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Kelles | Primary sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 125 |
| Chris Burdick | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Independence/Working Families | House | 93 |
| Maritza Davila | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 53 |
| Jeffrey Dinowitz | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Harvey Epstein | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Phara Souffrant Forrest | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 57 |
| Deborah Glick | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 66 |
| Jessica González-Rojas | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 34 |
| Judy Griffin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 21 |
| Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Andrew Hevesi | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 28 |
| Chantel Jackson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Rebecca Kassay | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 4 |
| Charles Lavine | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 13 |
| Dana Levenberg | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 95 |
| Donna Lupardo | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 123 |
| Zohran Mamdani | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Amy Paulin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 88 |
| Karines Reyes | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 87 |
| Jon Rivera | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 149 |
| Linda Rosenthal | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 67 |
| Angelo Santabarbara | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 111 |
| Amanda Septimo | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 84 |
| Jo Anne Simon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Doug Smith | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 5 |
| Phil Steck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 110 |
| Steve Stern | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Al Stirpe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 127 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- REFERRED TO HEALTH
- REFERRED TO HEALTH