---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes a drug-induced movement disorder screening education program"
description: "Establishes a drug-induced movement disorder screening education program; provides that the department shall develop such program to educate the public about the importance of screening for drug-induced movement disorders, develop and disseminate educational materials for healthcare providers regarding treatment for drug-induced movement disorders, and eliminate bias and reduction of stigma for people living with drug-induced movement disorders related to the treatment of mental health conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 6799"
citation: "New York A 6799 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-08"
last_action: "2024-12-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c78e9d9e-8586-4b86-abb8-1c90222767ad"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A6799"
source_hash: "4016b2c1c7bdcf0da1ba19bb980a3b321f39a5b8573b628a26450c7cfbf46a20"
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 6799 (2023-2024) — Establishes a drug-induced movement disorder screening education program

Establishes a drug-induced movement disorder screening education program; provides that the department shall develop such program to educate the public about the importance of screening for drug-induced movement disorders, develop and disseminate educational materials for healthcare providers regarding treatment for drug-induced movement disorders, and eliminate bias and reduction of stigma for people living with drug-induced movement disorders related to the treatment of mental health conditions.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6799** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6799&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A6799A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A6799A)
3. **A6799B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A6799B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Amy Paulin — primary (person)
- Nader Sayegh — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Seawright — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-08** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-08** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-08** PRINT NUMBER 6799A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-12** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-12** PRINT NUMBER 6799B `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-28** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-30** REPORTED
- **2024-05-30** RULES REPORT CAL.244
- **2024-05-30** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.244
- **2024-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-30** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8965A
- **2024-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.838
- **2024-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-21** SIGNED CHAP.616 `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-21** APPROVAL MEMO.56

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c78e9d9e-8586-4b86-abb8-1c90222767ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).