Senate Bill S2846

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates the lupus research enhancement program and the lupus research enhancement fund, and authorizes an appropriation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2846 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8950
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2 Title IV-A §§256 - 256-e, Pub Health L; add §95-h, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1108, A456
2013-2014: S5187, A552

2009-S2846 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the lupus research enhancement program; creates the lupus research enhancement fund; authorizes an appropriation therefor.

2009-S2846 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2846 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2846

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating the lupus
  research enhancement program; to  amend  the  state  finance  law,  in
  relation  to  creating the lupus research enhancement fund; and making
  an appropriation therefor

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Article 2 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new title 4-A to read as follows:

                               TITLE IV-A
                     LUPUS RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT ACT

SECTION 256. SHORT TITLE.
        256-A. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
        256-B. DEFINITION.
        256-C. LUPUS RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
        256-D. LUPUS RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
        256-E. LUPUS RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT FUND.
  S 256. SHORT TITLE.  THIS TITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE
"LUPUS RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT ACT".
  S 256-A. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. 1.   THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY  FINDS  THE
FOLLOWING:
  (A)  LUPUS IS A SERIOUS, COMPLEX, DEBILITATING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE THAT
CAN CAUSE INFLAMMATION AND TISSUE DAMAGE TO VIRTUALLY ANY  ORGAN  SYSTEM
IN  THE BODY, INCLUDING THE SKIN, JOINTS, OTHER CONNECTIVE TISSUE, BLOOD
AND BLOOD VESSELS, HEART, LUNGS, KIDNEY, AND BRAIN.
  (B) THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, INC. ESTIMATES THAT APPROXIMATELY
1.5 TO TWO MILLION AMERICANS LIVE WITH SOME FORM OF LUPUS; LUPUS AFFECTS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02148-01-9

              

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