---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to information to be provided by a veterinarian initially prescribing or dispensing a drug to a dog, cat, or rabbit"
description: "Relates to information to be provided by a veterinarian initially prescribing or dispensing a drug to a dog, cat, or rabbit; extends the effective date of such provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 6996"
citation: "New York A 6996 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Monica P. Wallace"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-10"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77e892ed-baee-4989-8b93-c94d06bbfa51"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A6996"
source_hash: "7480636edafd75fccc154fcdb24a04418dd9c24b8476e26021145e56c6425493"
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 6996 (2023-2024) — Relates to information to be provided by a veterinarian initially prescribing or dispensing a drug to a dog, cat, or rabbit

Relates to information to be provided by a veterinarian initially prescribing or dispensing a drug to a dog, cat, or rabbit; extends the effective date of such provisions.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6996** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6996&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **143–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Monica P. Wallace — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-10** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-01** REPORTED
- **2023-06-01** RULES REPORT CAL.467
- **2023-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.467
- **2023-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-06-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-06-01** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7459
- **2023-06-07** 3RD READING CAL.1722
- **2023-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-07** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-06-29** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** SIGNED CHAP.153 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77e892ed-baee-4989-8b93-c94d06bbfa51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).