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New YorkS 32942025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Relating to medical use of cannabis and to the controlled substances therapeutic research act; repealer

Sponsored By: Jeremy Cooney (Democratic)

Became Law

HEALTHCODES

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

9 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 2 costs, 4 mixed.

Rules for caregivers and minors

Certified patients can name caregivers through a board‑run registration, and caregivers get a code or QR code to use at dispensaries. For minors or patients who cannot consent, the practitioner must get consent from a legal decision‑maker and list at least one caregiver. Caregivers must be 18+ (younger only with board approval) and may serve up to four patients. Patients and caregivers must report name or address changes. The board may suspend or revoke access for willful rule violations.

Clear possession limits and carryover

A certified patient may possess the larger of a sixty‑day supply or the amount in Penal Law 222.05. A caregiver may hold the same amount for each patient they serve. In the last seven days of a sixty‑day period, patients and caregivers may also hold the next period’s amount.

Longer, flexible medical certifications

Certifications now last up to two years. A practitioner can set an earlier end date, or keep a certification active until death for terminal patients. They can reissue or extend certifications and note dosage or form limits. Practitioners must finish board training and cannot certify themselves. The board lists certifying practitioners online, and a practitioner may opt out of public posting.

Stronger privacy and breach reporting

Your medical cannabis certification and database details are confidential and not public records. If you ask, the office confirms your certified status to your school, employer, or another person you name. Registered organizations must quickly report any data breach, tampering, or suspected fraud. All records must follow HIPAA and state privacy protections.

Real-time reporting and fraud penalties

Registered organizations must send dispensing and certification data to the office electronically in real time. They must handle and dispose of recorded information as the board requires. Knowingly falsifying patient or caregiver records, or actions that seriously endanger a patient, is a class A misdemeanor and may bring professional discipline.

Old cannabis research program repealed

The law repeals the prior Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act (Article 33‑A). Those research program authorities end under this repeal.

Home growing allowed, no sales

Certified patients age 18+ may grow cannabis at home for their medical use. Designated caregivers age 18+ may grow for minors or patients who cannot grow. Caregivers may grow more plants as they serve more patients, under Penal Law 222.15 and board rules. Selling home‑grown cannabis for money is banned.

ID and certification checks at dispensaries

To buy, you must show a valid practitioner certification and a government photo ID. Dispensaries must validate your documents and stay within legal quantity limits. They also confirm age and any consent notes shown on the certification. You get a detailed receipt, and dispensaries keep sales records for six years. The board can allow use of a practitioner code, like a QR code, to speed up checks.

Medical cannabis reciprocity across states

Out‑of‑state medical cannabis patients can buy from New York dispensaries with proof of home‑state status and a government ID. New York certified patients may obtain medical cannabis in other U.S. states that allow it, but must follow that state’s rules. Visiting patients in New York must follow this chapter, board rules, and Penal Law articles 179 and 222.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jeremy Cooney

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 84 • No: 44

Senate vote • 6/11/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 39 • No: 20

Senate vote • 5/19/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 37 • No: 19

committee vote • 5/13/2025

Health Committee Vote

Yes: 8 • No: 5

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.544

    11/21/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    11/17/2025Senate

  3. RETURNED TO SENATE

    6/17/2025House

  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    6/17/2025House

  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.717

    6/13/2025House

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A4759A

    6/13/2025House

  7. REFERRED TO CODES

    6/11/2025House

  8. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

    6/11/2025Senate

  9. REPASSED SENATE

    6/11/2025Senate

  10. AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 3294A

    5/27/2025Senate

  11. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

    5/27/2025Senate

  12. RETURNED TO SENATE

    5/27/2025House

  13. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

    5/27/2025Senate

  14. REFERRED TO HEALTH

    5/19/2025House

  15. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    5/19/2025Senate

  16. PASSED SENATE

    5/19/2025Senate

  17. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    5/15/2025Senate

  18. 2ND REPORT CAL.

    5/14/2025Senate

  19. 1ST REPORT CAL.1084

    5/13/2025Senate

  20. REFERRED TO HEALTH

    1/24/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Amendment A

    5/27/2025

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  • Original

    1/24/2025

    PDF

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