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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4676: Adds xylazine to the depressants designated as controlled substances

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

S 4676 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Adds xylazine to the depressants designated as controlled substances. Primary sponsor: Dean Murray (Republican/Conservative). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HEALTH.

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.

Adds xylazine to the depressants designated as controlled substances with the exception of use in cattle or other nonhuman species if approved by the federal food and drug administration.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dean MurrayPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“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