Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 16, 2014 |
print number 909a |
Jun 16, 2014 |
amend (t) and recommit to codes |
Feb 26, 2014 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to health |
Apr 23, 2013 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A909
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEPRIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Joseph Borelli
Walter T. Mosley
Steven Otis
Michael Benedetto
multi-Sponsors
Carmen E. Arroyo
Didi Barrett
Alec Brook-Krasny
Marc Butler
2013-A909 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2490
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §4138-e, amd §§4138, 4138-d & 4104, Pub Health L; amd §114, Dom Rel L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A8910, S5783
2015-2016: A2901, S3314
2017-2018: A5036
2013-A909 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 909 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BARRON, BOYLAND, BUTLER, CAMARA, CLARK, COLTON, COOK, CURRAN, DINOW- ITZ, DUPREY, ENGLEBRIGHT, FARRELL, GABRYSZAK, GALEF, GIGLIO, GOTT- FRIED, GRAF, GUNTHER, HEVESI, HOOPER, JORDAN, KATZ, KELLNER, KOLB, LAVINE, LIFTON, P. LOPEZ, V. LOPEZ, LUPARDO, MAGEE, MAGNARELLI, MAISEL, McKEVITT, MILLER, MILLMAN, MONTESANO, MOYA, OAKS, PALMESANO, PAULIN, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, PRETLOW, RA, RAIA, RAMOS, RIVERA, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, RODRIGUEZ, ROSENTHAL, RYAN, SCARBOROUGH, SCHIMEL, STEVENSON, THIELE, TITONE, WALTER, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the domestic relations law, in relation to enacting the "bill of adoptee rights" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 4138-e to read as follows: S 4138-E. BILL OF ADOPTEE RIGHTS. 1. THIS SECTION SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "BILL OF ADOPTEE RIGHTS". 2. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY STATES ITS INTENTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE LIFE-LONG HEALTH AND WELL-BEING NEEDS OF PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN AND WILL BE ADOPTED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER RECOGNIZES THAT THE DENIAL OF ACCESS TO ACCURATE AND COMPLETE MEDICAL AND SELF-IDENTIFYING DATA OF ANY ADOPTED PERSON, KNOWN AND WILFULLY WITHHELD BY OTHERS, MAY RESULT IN SUCH PERSON SUCCUMBING TO PREVENTABLE DISEASE, PREMATURE DEATH OR OTHERWISE UNHEALTHY LIFE, IS A VIOLATION OF THAT PERSON'S HUMAN RIGHTS AND IS CONTRARY TO THE TENETS OF GOVERNANCE. AS SUCH, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SEEK TO ESTABLISH CONSIDERATIONS UNDER THE LAW FOR ADOPTED PERSONS EQUAL TO SUCH CONSIDER- ATIONS PERMITTED BY LAW TO ALL NON-ADOPTED PERSONS; THIS SECTION DOES SO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02906-02-3
co-Sponsors
Joseph Borelli
Walter T. Mosley
Steven Otis
Michael Benedetto
multi-Sponsors
Carmen E. Arroyo
Didi Barrett
Alec Brook-Krasny
Marc Butler
2013-A909A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2490
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §4138-e, amd §§4138, 4138-d & 4104, Pub Health L; amd §114, Dom Rel L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
A8910, S5783
2015-2016: A2901, S3314
2017-2018: A5036
2013-A909A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 909--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, BORELLI, MOSLEY, OTIS, BENEDETTO, GARBAR- INO, HOOPER, TITUS, GOLDFEDER, ROSA, SEPULVEDA, ORTIZ, MAYER, AUBRY, PICHARDO, CUSICK, BRINDISI, SKOUFIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BARRETT, BROOK-KRASNY, BUTLER, CAMARA, CERETTO, CLARK, COLTON, COOK, CURRAN, DINOWITZ, DiPIETRO, DUPREY, ENGLEBRIGHT, FAHY, FARRELL, GALEF, GIGLIO, GJONAJ, GOTTFRIED, GRAF, GUNTHER, HAWLEY, JOHNS, KATZ, KELLNER, KOLB, LALOR, LAVINE, LIFTON, P. LOPEZ, LUPARDO, LUPINACCI, MAGEE, MAGNARELLI, MALLIOTAKIS, McDONALD, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, MILLER, MILLMAN, MONTESANO, MOYA, OAKS, PALMESANO, PALUMBO, PAULIN, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, PRETLOW, RA, RAIA, RAMOS, RIVERA, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, RODRIGUEZ, ROSENTHAL, RYAN, SCARBOROUGH, SCHIMEL, SIMANOW- ITZ, SKARTADOS, SOLAGES, STEC, THIELE, TITONE, WALTER, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law and the public health law, in relation to adoptee rights THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby states its intention to acknowledge, support and encourage the life-long health and well-being of persons who have been and will be adopted in the state of New York. The legislature further recognizes that the inability to access accurate and complete medical and self-identifying data of any adopted person may result in such person succumbing to preventable disease, premature death or otherwise unhealthy life. As such, the provisions of this act seek to establish considerations under the law for adopted persons to access their birth information while providing EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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