| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2020 |
committed to rules |
| Feb 13, 2020 |
advanced to third reading |
| Feb 12, 2020 |
2nd report cal. |
| Feb 11, 2020 |
1st report cal.419 |
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to health |
| Feb 12, 2019 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S3682
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
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2019-S3682 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3682 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3682
SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
notifying local officials of the occurrence of certain emergency situ-
ations
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA:
To require county health commissioners to notify appropriate local offi-
cials in the event of a health emergency. This bill is designed to
facilitate timely notice to county and local officials so they can put
in place the appropriate emergency response as soon as possible.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this law would amend Section 352 of the public health law
by adding a new subdivision 7, to require that upon the occurrence of an
emergency where an imminent imperilment to the public health and safety
exists, the county health commissioner shall immediately notify, in
addition to those individuals he or she would have otherwise notified,
2019-S3682 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3682
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 12, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 notifying local
officials of the occurrence of certain emergency situations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 352 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EMERGENCY WHERE AN IMMINENT IMPERILMENT
TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY EXISTS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS
HE OR SHE WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE NOTIFIED, THE COUNTY HEALTH COMMISSIONER
SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS OF THE EXISTENCE OF
SUCH EMERGENCY:
(A) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF EACH MUNICIPALITY AFFECTED BY THE
EMERGENCY;
(B) EACH MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE
EMERGENCY EXISTS WHO REPRESENTS THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE EMERGENCY; AND
(C) WHERE THE EMERGENCY AFFECTS ANOTHER COUNTY, THE COUNTY HEALTH
COMMISSIONER OF THE AFFECTED COUNTY OR COUNTIES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04363-01-9
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