---
type: "Bill"
title: "Includes nasal sprays in topical therapeutic pharmaceutical agents optometrists are authorized to use"
description: "Includes nasal sprays in topical therapeutic pharmaceutical agents optometrists are authorized to use."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 8768"
citation: "New York S 8768 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lea Webb"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-03-08"
last_action: "2024-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7c90c49-dd96-4ba5-97d9-c2a2da8cf8eb"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8768"
source_hash: "211239bb388f660b8190aa2bfba9313cb5ec8e7a7c48b7c9cf773566cbf15a95"
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 S 8768 (2023-2024) — Includes nasal sprays in topical therapeutic pharmaceutical agents optometrists are authorized to use

Includes nasal sprays in topical therapeutic pharmaceutical agents optometrists are authorized to use.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8768** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8768&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S8768A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S8768A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Higher Education Vote - Version: A — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lea Webb — primary (person)
- Robert Jackson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-08** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11** PRINT NUMBER 8768A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-07** 1ST REPORT CAL.986
- **2024-05-08** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2024-05-13** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2024-05-29** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-05-29** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-05-29** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9902
- **2024-05-30** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.276
- **2024-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-30** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-11-15** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-11-22** SIGNED CHAP.516 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7c90c49-dd96-4ba5-97d9-c2a2da8cf8eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).