| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Nov 23, 2022 | vetoed memo.69 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | delivered to governor |
| May 11, 2022 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.121 substituted for a5828 |
| May 11, 2022 | substituted by s410a |
| May 10, 2022 | ordered to third reading rules cal.121 rules report cal.121 reported |
| May 09, 2022 | reported referred to rules |
| Feb 01, 2022 | reported referred to ways and means |
| Jan 05, 2022 | referred to health |
| Feb 26, 2021 | referred to health |
assembly Bill A5828
Vetoed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
REYES
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S410 - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Vetoed by Governor
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Steven Otis
Phara Souffrant Forrest
Emily Gallagher
Inez E. Dickens
A5828 (ACTIVE) - Details
A5828 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health to assess the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of our state, counties and regions; identifies the existing barriers to quality asthma treatment and care among minorities; develops action steps for addressing care issues; launches a state-wide asthma awareness campaign to educate our citizens about the disease (view more)
A5828 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5828
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 26, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to establish a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "Lydia Soto law".
§ 2. Legislative findings and intent. According to the American Lung
Association, there are over 1.6 million New Yorkers with asthma, with
over 380,000 of them being children. The annual cost of asthma is esti-
mated to be nearly 18 billion dollars. Access to health care for ethnic
minorities is often hampered by socio-economic disparities, shortages of
primary care physicians in minority communities, language and literacy
barriers, and cultural beliefs about the role and usefulness of medi-
cines. There have emerged clear disparities in the burden and treatment
of asthma in the communities of ethnic minorities. The burden of asthma
falls disproportionately on the African-American and Hispanic popu-
lations, and especially on children of these ethnic minorities. There-
fore, it is the intent of this legislature to create a coordinating
council to address these issues and to improve awareness and management
of asthma prevention and treatment for minorities in this state.
§ 3. The commissioner of health shall establish a Minority Coordinat-
ing Council on Asthmatic Affairs. Members of the council shall include
the commissioners of health, environmental conservation, office of chil-
dren and family services, and the division of housing and community
renewal or their designees. The council shall also include, as deter-
mined by the commissioner of health, representatives of minority and
low-income communities, health care professionals with knowledge and
experience in the prevention and treatment of asthma, and community
groups that advocate for environmental justice issues. The council shall
be tasked with: (a) assessing the asthma risk factors for the minority
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.