Senate Bill S7318

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing donate life registration when applying for or renewing a hunting, fishing or trapping license

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7915 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S7318 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7915
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4310, Pub Health L; amd §11-0713, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8736

2019-S7318 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing donate life registration when applying for or renewing a hunting, fishing or trapping license.

2019-S7318 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7318 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7318
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the environmental conservation
   law, in relation to allowing donate life  registration  when  applying
   for or renewing a hunting, fishing or trapping license
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  5  of  section  4310  of  the
 public  health  law, as separately amended by chapters 40 and 248 of the
 laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) Such organ, eye and tissue registration  of  consent  to  make  an
 anatomical gift can be made through: (i) indication made on the applica-
 tion  or  renewal  form of a driver's license, (ii) indication made on a
 non-driver identification card application or renewal form, (iii)  indi-
 cation made on a voter registration form pursuant to subdivision five of
 section  5-210 of the election law, (iv) indication made on the applica-
 tion for health care coverage offered through the state  health  benefit
 exchange,  (v) enrollment through the donate life registry website, (vi)
 paper enrollment submitted to the donate life registry, [or] (vii) INDI-
 CATION MADE ON THE APPLICATION OR RENEWAL FORM OF A HUNTING, FISHING  OR
 TRAPPING LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO TITLE SEVEN OF ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE
 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, OR (VIII) through any other method iden-
 tified  by  the commissioner.  The department shall establish a means by
 which to register the consent given by individuals who  are  sixteen  or
 seventeen  years  of  age  in  the  donate life registry, and shall make
 registration available by any of the methods provided  in  subparagraphs
 (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) [and], (vi) AND (VII) of this paragraph.
   §  2. Section 11-0713 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENSURE THAT SPACE IS PROVIDED  ON  ANY  FORM
 FOR APPLICATION OR RENEWAL OF A LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE SO
 THAT  THE APPLICANT SHALL REGISTER OR DECLINE REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE
 LIFE REGISTRY FOR ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATIONS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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