| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2018 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health |
| Jun 21, 2017 |
committed to rules |
| Jun 05, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
| May 24, 2017 |
amend by restoring to original print 4480 |
| Apr 26, 2017 |
amend and recommit to health |
| Feb 15, 2017 |
referred to health |
| May 24, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
| May 23, 2017 |
1st report cal.1144 |
| Apr 26, 2017 |
print number 4480a |
Senate Bill S4480
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2017-S4480 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5621
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §206, Pub Health L
2017-S4480 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4480
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation
to tinting on motor vehicles
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To expressly include Polymorphous Light Eruption among the list of
medical conditions that may be considered for tinted window
exemptions.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1: Amends subdivision 12-a of section 375 of the vehicle and
traffic law to include Polymorphous Light Eruption, Porphyia,
Xeroderma Pigmentosa, and severe drug photo-sensitivity, as well as
other medical conditions as determined by the commissioner of health
pursuant to Public Health Law section 206, subdivision 16, as medical
exemptions for window tinting.
Section 2: Amends subdivision 16 section 206 of the Public Health Law
to expressly include Polymorphous Light Eruption, Porphyia, Xeroderma
Pigmentosa, and severe drug photo-sensitivity among the conditions
listed by the commissioner of the department of health in relation to
subdivision 12-a of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law.
2017-S4480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4480
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 15, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to tinting on motor
vehicles
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 206 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 135 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
16. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of the
department of motor vehicles, shall promulgate rules and regulations
specifying the medical conditions based on health and safety which
justify granting an exception to the requirements of subparagraphs one
and two of paragraph (b) of subdivision twelve-a of section three
hundred seventy-five of the vehicle and traffic law. SUCH MEDICAL CONDI-
TIONS, SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, POLYMORPHOUS LIGHT
ERUPTION, PORPHYIA, XERODERMA PIGMENTOSA, AND SEVERE DRUG PHOTO-SENSI-
TIVITY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09686-01-7
2017-S4480A - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5621
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §206, Pub Health L
2017-S4480A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4480A
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation
to tinting on motor vehicles
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To expressly include Polymorphous Light Eruption among the list of
medical conditions that may be considered for tinted window
exemptions.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1: Amends subdivision 12-a of section 375 of the vehicle and
traffic law to include Polymorphous Light Eruption, Porphyia,
Xeroderma Pigmentosa, and severe drug photo-sensitivity, as well as
other medical conditions as determined by the commissioner of health
pursuant to Public Health Law section 206, subdivision 16, as medical
exemptions for window tinting.
Section 2: Amends subdivision 16 section 206 of the Public Health Law
to expressly include Polymorphous Light Eruption, Lupus, Porphyia,
Xeroderma Pigmentosa, and severe drug photo-sensitivity among the
conditions listed by the commissioner of the department of health in
relation to subdivision 12-a of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic
law.
2017-S4480A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4480--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 15, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to tinting on motor
vehicles
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 206 of the public health law, as
added by chapter 135 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
16. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of the
department of motor vehicles, shall promulgate rules and regulations
specifying the medical conditions based on health and safety which
justify granting an exception to the requirements of subparagraphs one
and two of paragraph (b) of subdivision twelve-a of section three
hundred seventy-five of the vehicle and traffic law. SUCH MEDICAL CONDI-
TIONS, SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, POLYMORPHOUS LIGHT
ERUPTION, LUPUS, PORPHYIA, XERODERMA PIGMENTOSA, AND SEVERE DRUG PHOTO-
SENSITIVITY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09686-02-7
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