---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to pharmacists administering medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration"
description: "Relates to pharmacists administering medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 608"
citation: "New York A 608 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John T. McDonald III"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa76b9b3-afaa-4f4e-b16e-aabbcc13d012"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A608"
source_hash: "7bc71529dcc39b59048a7e13b173b8589097640e59ee0c846aa8ac043f0ebc46"
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 608 (2023-2024) — Relates to pharmacists administering medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Relates to pharmacists administering medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

## Version chain

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

1. **A608** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A608&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **140–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **55–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John T. McDonald III — primary (person)
- Marianne Buttenschon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** REPORTED
- **2023-01-31** RULES REPORT CAL.56
- **2023-01-31** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.56
- **2023-01-31** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-01-31** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-01-31** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** SUBSTITUTED FOR S853
- **2023-02-15** 3RD READING CAL.62
- **2023-02-15** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-02-15** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-03** SIGNED CHAP.5 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa76b9b3-afaa-4f4e-b16e-aabbcc13d012`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).