Senate Bill S568

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Adds embryo to the definition of "tissue" for purposes of tissue storage

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


  • 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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2021-S568 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1135
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4360, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5032, A7214
2023-2024: S3230, A117

2021-S568 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding embryo to the definition of "tissue" for purposes of tissue storage.

2021-S568 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S568 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    568
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. HOYLMAN, RIVERA -- 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 adding "embryo" to
   the definition of "tissue" for purposes of tissue storage

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 4360 of the public health law, as
 added by chapter 589 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   10.  "Tissue" means a human eye, skin, bone, bone marrow, heart valve,
 spermatozoon, ova, EMBRYO, artery,  vein,  tendon,  ligament,  pituitary
 gland or a fluid other than blood or a blood derivative.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02061-01-1



              

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