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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 9472: Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one

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 9472 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one. Primary sponsor: John McDonald (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY S8814.

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.

Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one; prohibits the sale or dissemination of information recorded during transaction scans; imposes a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for the sale or provision of kratom to any person under the age of twenty-one; repeals certain provisions relating thereto; repeals certain provisions requiring a study on kratom; relates to the effectiveness of a chapter of the laws of 2025 relating to prohibiting the sale of kratom to persons under the age of 21.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John McDonaldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S8814
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.74
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.74
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  7. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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