Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 23, 2017 |
approval memo.9 signed chap.401 |
Oct 11, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2017 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.484 substituted for a6044a |
Jun 20, 2017 |
substituted by s3867a |
Jun 19, 2017 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.484 rules report cal.484 reported reported referred to rules |
May 15, 2017 |
print number 6044a |
May 15, 2017 |
amend (t) and recommit to ways and means |
Apr 25, 2017 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Feb 21, 2017 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A6044
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SIMOTAS
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3867 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Amy Paulin
Brian Barnwell
John T. McDonald III
Nily Rozic
2017-A6044 - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2508, Pub Health L
2017-A6044 - Summary
Establishes the "newborn health and safe sleep pilot program" within the department of health to provide baby boxes in areas of the state with high infant mortality rates or poor birth outcomes; such baby boxes shall be a safe place for infants to sleep, with a firm mattress and a fitted sheet, and include infant safe sleeping information for new parents.
2017-A6044 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6044 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the newborn health and safety pilot program 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 2508 to read as follows: § 2508. NEWBORN HEALTH AND SAFETY PILOT PROGRAM. THERE SHALL BE ESTAB- LISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT, BY THE COMMISSIONER, A BABY BOX PILOT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY RATES ACROSS THE STATE. THROUGH THE BABY BOX PILOT PROGRAM, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE BABY BOXES IN AREAS OF GREATEST NEED, SUCH AS COUNTIES OR AREAS WITH HIGH INFANT MORTALITY RATES, OR COUNTIES OR AREAS WITH POOR BIRTH OUTCOMES. THE BABY BOXES SHALL BE DESIGNED TO BE A SAFE SLEEP PLACE FOR NEWBORN INFANTS AND SHALL BE LINED WITH A FIRM MATTRESS WITH A FITTED SHEET SUCH THAT IT CAN DOUBLE AS A BASSINET. BABY BOXES SHALL ALSO CONTAIN NEWBORN INFANT CARE ESSENTIALS AIMED AT PROMOTING SAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES AND OTHER METHODS OF REDUCING SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME, AS WELL AS ITEMS TO ENCOURAGE SAFE AND HEALTHY HABITS FOR FAMILIES TRANSITIONING TO PARENTING. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PURSUE AVAILABLE FUNDING OPTIONS AND MAKE EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE SUCH CAUSES OR MANUFACTURE SUCH PRODUCTS IN ORDER TO SEEK TO OBTAIN DONATIONS FOR THESE PURPOSES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE QUALITY, APPRO- PRIATENESS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM AND SHALL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION ON THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09076-03-7
co-Sponsors
Amy Paulin
Brian Barnwell
John T. McDonald III
Nily Rozic
2017-A6044A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2508, Pub Health L
2017-A6044A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the "newborn health and safe sleep pilot program" within the department of health to provide baby boxes in areas of the state with high infant mortality rates or poor birth outcomes; such baby boxes shall be a safe place for infants to sleep, with a firm mattress and a fitted sheet, and include infant safe sleeping information for new parents.
2017-A6044A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6044--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, PAULIN, BARNWELL, McDONALD, ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the newborn health and safe sleep pilot program 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 2508 to read as follows: § 2508. NEWBORN HEALTH AND SAFE SLEEP PILOT PROGRAM. THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT, BY THE COMMISSIONER, A NEWBORN HEALTH AND SAFE SLEEP PILOT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY RATES ACROSS THE STATE. THROUGH THE PILOT PROGRAM, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE BABY BOXES OR OTHER PRODUCTS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES AND OTHER SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME PREVENTION MEASURES IN AREAS OF GREATEST NEED, SUCH AS COUNTIES OR AREAS WITH HIGH INFANT MORTALITY RATES, OR COUNTIES OR AREAS WITH POOR BIRTH OUTCOMES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BABY BOXES" SHALL MEAN BOXES LINED WITH A FIRM MATTRESS AND A FITTED SHEET SUCH THAT IT CAN SERVE AS A SAFE SLEEP PLACE FOR A NEWBORN, AND SHALL CONTAIN NEWBORN INFANT CARE ESSENTIALS AIMED AT PROMOTING SAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES AND REDUCING SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME, AS WELL AS ITEMS TO ENCOURAGE SAFE AND HEALTHY HABITS FOR FAMILIES TRANSITIONING TO PARENTING. SUCH BOXES OR OTHER PRODUCTS MAY VARY BY REGION, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RELEVANT COMMUNITY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PURSUE AVAILABLE FUNDING OPTIONS AND MAKE EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNER- SHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE SUCH CAUSES OR MANUFACTURE SUCH PRODUCTS IN ORDER TO SEEK TO OBTAIN DONATIONS FOR THESE PURPOSES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09076-07-7
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