---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to requiring a plan for the delivery of medical supplies and medications to pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes in affected areas during a state disaster emergency"
description: "Clarifies that a plan for the delivery of medical supplies and medications to pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes in affected areas during a state disaster emergency is required."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 609"
citation: "New York A 609 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey Dinowitz"]
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/84efa3e1-c2cb-4968-b777-86b2bbcaff1b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A609"
source_hash: "a088eb9f41528430566a03d795259fe65ebd822409b01bda7f959ade648c30d3"
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 609 (2023-2024) — Relates to requiring a plan for the delivery of medical supplies and medications to pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes in affected areas during a state disaster emergency

Clarifies that a plan for the delivery of medical supplies and medications to pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes in affected areas during a state disaster emergency is required.

## Version chain

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

1. **A609** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A609&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey Dinowitz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** REPORTED
- **2023-01-18** RULES REPORT CAL.19
- **2023-01-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.19
- **2023-01-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-01-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-01-18** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2223
- **2023-02-01** 3RD READING CAL.160
- **2023-02-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-02-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-03** SIGNED CHAP.6 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84efa3e1-c2cb-4968-b777-86b2bbcaff1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).