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Senate Bill S9053

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study on kratom use by humans

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2025-S9053 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Health

2025-S9053 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study on kratom use by humans and to submit a report on such study after one year.

2025-S9053 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9053
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ASHBY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of health to conduct  a
   study on kratom use by humans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. 1. The commissioner of health shall conduct a comprehensive
 study on kratom. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, poten-
 tial health risks, benefits, and effects of kratom use by humans.
   2. The commissioner of health shall submit a report  on  such  commis-
 sioner's  findings and any recommendations pursuant to such study to the
 governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assem-
 bly, the temporary president of the senate, and the minority  leader  of
 the  senate  no later than one year following the effective date of this
 act.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14619-01-6

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