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Mar 03, 2020 |
signed chap.23 delivered to governor |
Mar 02, 2020 |
returned to senate passed assembly message of necessity - 3 day message message of necessity - appropriation ordered to third reading rules cal.12 substituted for a9953 referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate message of necessity - 3 day message message of necessity - appropriation ordered to third reading cal.524 referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7919
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 35th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - 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
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Votes
2019-S7919 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S7919 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Permits the governor to issue by executive order any directive necessary to respond to a state disaster emergency; and makes a $40,000,000 appropriation from the state purposes account of the general fund for responding to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
2019-S7919 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7919 SPONSOR: STEWART-COUSINS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to issuing by the gover- nor of any directive necessary to respond to a state disaster emergency; making an appropriation therefor; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: This legislation is necessary to ensure the state is protected from a substantial threat to the public health. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the executive law to clarify that a disaster declara- tion can be issued for an urgent or impending threat of wide spread injury or loss of life resulting from disease outbreak.
2019-S7919 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7919 I N S E N A T E March 2, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to issuing by the gover- nor of any directive necessary to respond to a state disaster emergen- cy; making an appropriation therefor; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 20 of the executive law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read follows: a. "disaster" means occurrence or imminent, IMPENDING OR URGENT threat of wide spread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made causes, including, but not limit- ed to, fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, high water, land- slide, mudslide, wind, storm, wave action, volcanic activity, epidemic, DISEASE OUTBREAK, air contamination, terrorism, cyber event, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, radiological accident, nuclear, chemi- cal, biological, or bacteriological release, water contamination, bridge failure or bridge collapse. § 2. Section 29-a of the executive law, as added by chapter 640 of the laws of 1978, subdivision 1 as amended by section 7 of part G of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: § 29-a. Suspension of other laws. 1. Subject to the state constitu- tion, the federal constitution and federal statutes and regulations, the governor may by executive order temporarily suspend [specific provisions of] any statute, local law, ordinance, or orders, rules or regulations, or parts thereof, of any agency during a state disaster emergency, if compliance with such provisions would prevent, hinder, or delay action necessary to cope with the disaster OR IF NECESSARY TO ASSIST OR AID IN COPING WITH SUCH DISASTER. THE GOVERNOR, BY EXECUTIVE ORDER, MAY ISSUE ANY DIRECTIVE DURING A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED IN THE FOLLOW- ING INSTANCES: FIRE, FLOOD, EARTHQUAKE, HURRICANE, TORNADO, HIGH WATER, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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