---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the purchase of prescription drugs"
description: "Relates to the purchase of prescription drugs by pharmacies; establishes the same reimbursement amount shall be provided to all pharmacies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 3566"
citation: "New York S 3566 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BRESLIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-30"
last_action: "2021-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5137d896-7437-4df5-9fe9-fb3af0f93a5d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S3566"
source_hash: "ea5b05629e19401d2a1c6ad33b8d0ce8d6887aff239de1da226b5a23ee9ea2e0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 3566 (2021-2022) — Relates to the purchase of prescription drugs

Relates to the purchase of prescription drugs by pharmacies; establishes the same reimbursement amount shall be provided to all pharmacies.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S3566** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S3566&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–3** (pass) · lower
- Insurance Vote — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **58–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BRESLIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-30** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** 1ST REPORT CAL.571
- **2021-03-17** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-03-18** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-03** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR A5854A
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.193
- **2021-06-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-12-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-31** SIGNED CHAP.827 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5137d896-7437-4df5-9fe9-fb3af0f93a5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).