Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 23, 2020 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to agriculture returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 11, 2019 |
referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 04, 2019 |
ordered to third reading cal.1167 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 29, 2019 |
reported and committed to finance |
May 16, 2019 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S5873
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
2019-S5873 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §16-b, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S4089
2019-S5873 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5873 SPONSOR: METZGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to a public awareness campaign regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to raise awareness regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases in the agricultural community. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 - Creates a new section 16-b of the agriculture and markets law establishing a public awareness campaign regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. The campaign will seek to educate farmers, farmworkers, and others regarding Lyme diseases and other tick-borne diseases, recognition of symptoms, available treatments, and preventive measures.
2019-S5873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5873 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to a public awareness campaign regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 16-b to read as follows: § 16-B. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN REGARDING LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMIS- SIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL DEVELOP AND CONDUCT A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN REGARDING LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES. THE CAMPAIGN MAY UTILIZE PUBLIC FORUMS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND MASS MEDIA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INTERNET, RADIO, AND PRINT ADVERTISING AND SHALL INCLUDE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. THE CAMPAIGN SHALL BE TAILORED TO EDUCATE FARMERS, FARM WORKERS, AND OTHER AGRICUL- TURAL EMPLOYEES REGARDING: (A) LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES; (B) RECOGNITION OF THE SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES; (C) THE AVAILABLE TREATMENTS FOR LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES; AND (D) PREVENTIVE MEASURES THAT MAY BE TAKEN TO LESSEN THE THREAT POSED BY TICKS CARRYING LYME DISEASE OR OTHER TICK- BORNE DISEASES. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11790-01-9
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