---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits label obstruction of over-the-counter drugs"
description: "Makes it illegal to knowingly alter, mutilate, destroy, obliterate, obstruct or remove by means of a price sticker or otherwise the whole or any part of the label, including where applicable the expiration date displayed thereon, of any over-the-counter drug or cosmetic."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 1010"
citation: "New York A 1010 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Weprin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2024-11-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4596b91-8a41-4faf-89c7-1590c1857356"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1010"
source_hash: "2bef0cd2a0102a660336020a39fbe1f56a4200c412125f39864b621d5d844a61"
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 A 1010 (2023-2024) — Prohibits label obstruction of over-the-counter drugs

Makes it illegal to knowingly alter, mutilate, destroy, obliterate, obstruct or remove by means of a price sticker or otherwise the whole or any part of the label, including where applicable the expiration date displayed thereon, of any over-the-counter drug or cosmetic.

## Version chain

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

1. **A1010** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1010&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A1010A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1010A)
3. **A1010B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1010B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Weprin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** PRINT NUMBER 1010A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-04** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-04** PRINT NUMBER 1010B `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-09** REPORTED
- **2024-04-12** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.400
- **2024-04-15** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-04-15** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-04-15** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8880A
- **2024-06-05** 3RD READING CAL.1774
- **2024-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-11-15** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-11-25** SIGNED CHAP.536 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4596b91-8a41-4faf-89c7-1590c1857356`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).