Assembly Actions -
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Dec 13, 2019 |
approval memo.39 signed chap.648 |
Dec 06, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
May 22, 2019 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.820 substituted for s4181 |
May 22, 2019 |
substituted by a3840 |
May 21, 2019 |
ordered to third reading cal.820 reported and committed to rules |
Apr 09, 2019 |
reported and committed to finance |
Mar 04, 2019 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S4181
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3840 - 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
Actions
Votes
2019-S4181 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S4181 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4181 SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring that information be made available to parents regarding window blind safety PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would require the information be made available to parents regarding window blind safety and the potential fatal consequences from strangulation posed by window blinds. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides for the production of a sufficient number of informa- tional pamphlets to ensure that every pediatrician in the state will be able to provide such pamphlet to parents during a child's six month appointment. Section 2 provides that the pamphlet referenced in section 1 will
2019-S4181 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4181 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- 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 requiring that information be made available to parents regarding window blind safety THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2803-j of the public health law, as amended by chapter 199 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 1. The commissioner shall require that every hospital and birth center shall prepare in printed or photocopied form and distribute at the time of pre-booking directly to each prospective maternity patient and, upon request, to the general public an informational leaflet. Such leaflet shall be designed by the commissioner and shall contain brief defi- nitions of maternity related procedures and practices as specified in subdivision two of this section and such other material as deemed appro- priate by the commissioner. Hospitals and birth centers may also elect to distribute additional explanatory material along with the maternity patients informational leaflet. The commissioner shall make the informa- tion contained in the leaflet available on the department's website AND SHALL CAUSE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF LEAFLETS TO BE PRINTED OR PHOTOCOPIED TO ALLOW EACH PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE THE LEAFLET TO PARENTS AT A CHILD'S SIX MONTH APPOINTMENT. § 2. Section 2803-j of the public health law, as amended by chapter 62 of the laws of 1996, is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-e to read as follows: 1-E. THE INFORMATIONAL LEAFLET SHALL ALSO INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARD- ING THE DANGER THAT WINDOW BLINDS POSE TO CHILDREN INCLUDING PROPER INSTALLATION OF BLINDS, EXAMPLES OF CURRENT STANDARDS AND THE POTENTIAL FATAL CONSEQUENCES FROM STRANGULATION POSED BY WINDOW BLINDS. § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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