Senate Bill S3885

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Enacts Lauren's law in relation to mandatory registration or declination of registration in the organ donor registry

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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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2011-S3885 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L

2011-S3885 - Summary

Enacts Lauren's law in relation to directing the commissioner of health to ensure that space is provided on any consent application so that the applicant shall register or decline registration in the New York state donate life registry for organ and tissue donations.

2011-S3885 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3885 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 3885                                                  A. 6148

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              March 8, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
  portation

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to mandatory
  registration or declination of registration  in  the  New  York  state
  organ and tissue donor registry on motor vehicle license applications

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Lauren's Law".
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  639  of  the  laws  of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. Application for license.  Application for a driver's license  shall
be made to the commissioner.  The fee prescribed by law may be submitted
with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi-
ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner. The commis-
sioner may also provide that the application procedure shall include the
taking  of  a  photo image or images of the applicant in accordance with
rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. In  addition,  the
commissioner  also  shall  require that the applicant provide his or her
social security number [and provide]. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENSURE THAT
space IS PROVIDED on the application so that the applicant  [may]  SHALL
register  OR  DECLINE  REGISTRATION  in  the  New York state DONATE LIFE
REGISTRY FOR organ and tissue [donor registry] DONATIONS  under  section
forty-three  hundred ten of the public health law AND THAT THE FOLLOWING
IS STATED ON THE APPLICATION: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE  DONATE
LIFE  REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES' OR CHECK BOX FOR 'NO' AT THIS TIME".
In addition, an applicant for a commercial  driver's  license  who  will

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10039-01-1

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2011-S3885A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L

2011-S3885A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts Lauren's law in relation to directing the commissioner of health to ensure that space is provided on any consent application so that the applicant shall register or decline registration in the New York state donate life registry for organ and tissue donations.

2011-S3885A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3885A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3885--A
    Cal. No. 318

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, KLEIN, KRUEGER, PERKINS, SAVINO, STAVISKY,
  VALESKY  --  read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be
  committed to the Committee on  Transportation  --  reported  favorably
  from  said committee, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and
  delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,  restored  to
  third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in
  the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  directing  the
  commissioner of health to ensure that space is provided on any consent
  application  so that the applicant shall register or decline registra-
  tion in the New York state donate life registry for organ  and  tissue
  donations

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Lauren's law".
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section  4310  of  the  public  health  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  161  of  the  laws  of 2010, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. Such registration of consent to make an anatomical gift can be made
through (a) indication made on the application  or  renewal  form  of  a
license,  (b) indication made on a non-driver identification card appli-
cation or renewal form, (c) enrolling in the registry website maintained
by the department, which may include using an electronic signature under
regulations of the commissioner and subject  to  article  three  of  the
state  technology  law, (d) indication made on a voter registration form
pursuant to subdivision five of section 5-210 of the  election  law,  or
(e)  through  any  other  method  identified  by the commissioner.   THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL FURTHER ENSURE THAT SPACE IS PROVIDED ON ANY  CONSENT
APPLICATION SO THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL REGISTER OR DECLINE REGISTRATION
IN  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY  FOR  ORGAN AND TISSUE
DONATIONS UNDER THIS SECTION AND THAT THE FOLLOWING  IS  STATED  ON  THE

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

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