Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
Feb 13, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 12, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 06, 2018 |
1st report cal.374 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 15, 2017 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 14, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1672 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 30, 2017 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S6515
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
Votes
2017-S6515 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8435
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §206, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S4703, A6604
2021-2022: S6723
2017-S6515 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of health to establish a method by which alternative identification can be presented at a point of sale when a recipient under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children does not have his or her WIC's identification in his or her possession.
2017-S6515 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6515 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to directing the commissioner of health to establish an alternative form of identification for utilization of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children PURPOSE : Directs the commissioner of health to establish a method by which alternative identification can be presented at a point of sale when a recipient of WIC's does not have his or her WIC's identification SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Sections one amends subdivision 1 of section 206 of the Public Health Law by adding a new paragraph (w), directing the Department of Health to establish a method by which by which consumers who are participants in the WIC Program may use a method of identification other than the identification provided by the program itself, in order to utilize vouchers and/or checks issued by the Program. Section two sets forth the effective date. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S6515 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6515 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 30, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- 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 directing the commissioner of health to establish an alternative form of identifica- tion for utilization of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows: (W) BY RULE AND REGULATION, ESTABLISH A METHOD BY WHICH AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF IDENTIFICATION WHICH MAY BE SHOWN AT THE POINT OF SALE AT WHICH CHECKS OR VOUCHERS ISSUED UNDER THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN MAY BE UTILIZED, IN THE EVENT A RECIPIENT OF SUCH PROGRAM DOES NOT HAVE THE IDENTIFICATION ISSUED PURSU- ANT TO THE PROGRAM IN HIS OR HER POSSESSION. § 2. This act shall take affect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11312-01-7
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