Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 24, 2020 |
referred to economic development |
Assembly Bill A10859
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
STECK
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
2019-A10859 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Economic Development
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §632, Gen Bus L
2019-A10859 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10859 I N A S S E M B L Y July 24, 2020 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Steck) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the opening of indoor activities at health clubs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 632 to read as follows: § 632. REOPENING OF HEALTH CLUBS. 1. COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH SHALL BE THE REOPENING AUTHORITY FOR ALL INDOOR ACTIVITIES IN GYMS AND FITNESS CENTERS. TO OPEN FOR INDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, HEALTH CLUBS SHALL SUBMIT INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS FOR INDOOR ACTIVITIES TO THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL REVIEW EACH INDIVIDUAL PLAN FOR DEMONSTRATED SAFETY AND MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR IMPROVED SAFETY. TO REOPEN FOR INDOOR ACTIVITIES, THE REGION WHERE THE HEALTH CLUB IS LOCATED SHALL BE IN PHASE FOUR OR BEYOND, PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER TWO HUNDRED TWO OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND EXTENSIONS THEREOF, AND SHALL HAVE AN INFECTION RATE OF NO MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OF THAT REGION. 2. NO PERSON SHALL ENTER THE HEALTH CLUB UNLESS THEY ARE A RESIDENT OF THE REGION WHERE SUCH HEALTH CLUB IS LOCATED, AS IDENTIFIED BY A GOVERN- MENT-ISSUED DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD. 3. THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES OF THE HEALTH CLUB SHALL SANITIZE THE ENTIRE FACILITY EVERY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AND SHALL ENSURE THE SAFETY OF GUESTS AT ALL TIMES. 4. ALL INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING ALL EMPLOYEES, ENTERING THE HEALTH CLUB AT ANY TIME SHALL COMPLETE A COVID-19 SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE AND HAVE THEIR TEMPERATURE TAKEN AND RECORDED ON SUCH QUESTIONNAIRE. IF AN INDI- VIDUAL ANSWERS YES TO ANY OF THE QUESTIONS ON THE SCREENING QUESTION- NAIRE, THEY SHALL PROVIDE A COVID-19 TEST WITH A NEGATIVE RESULT, TAKEN AFTER THE DATE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, TO ENTER THE FACILITY. 5. THE COVID-19 SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE FOR HEALTH CLUBS SHALL CONTAIN THE INFORMATION AND SHALL BE IN THE FORM SET FORTH HEREINBELOW: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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