Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 11, 2017 |
signed chap.403 |
Nov 10, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2017 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.903 substituted for s5629 |
Jun 20, 2017 |
substituted by a7006 |
May 15, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 10, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 09, 2017 |
1st report cal.903 |
Apr 21, 2017 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S5629
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7006 - 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
2017-S5629 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7006
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3360, Pub Health L
2017-S5629 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5629 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to conditions permitting the use of medical marihuana PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would make post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) an eligible condition under the medical marijuana law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of this bill amends section 3360 of the Public Health Law to add PTSD to the list of conditions for which medical marijuana may be used. Section 2 of this bill provides that this act shall take effect immediately. EXISTING LAW : The Public Health Law specifies ten medical conditions that are eligible for use of medical marijuana, and chronic pain has been added by action of the Health Commissioner. PTSD is not among those
2017-S5629 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5629 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- 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 conditions permit- ting the use of medical marihuana THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 3360 of the public health law, as added by chapter 90 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: (a) "Serious condition" means: (i) having one of the following severe debilitating or life-threaten- ing conditions: cancer, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies, Huntington's disease, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, or as added by the commissioner; and (ii) any of the following conditions where it is clinically associated with, or a complication of, a condition under this paragraph or its treatment: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe or chronic pain; severe nausea; seizures; severe or persistent muscle spasms; or such conditions as are added by the commissioner. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend- ments to title 5-A of article 33 of the public health law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such title and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10804-01-7
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