Senate Bill S5973

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Allows donate life registration on electronic applications administered by the office of temporary disability assistance, the higher education services corporation, and on mandatory electronic tax filings

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6392 - 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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2021-S5973 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6392
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4310, Pub Health L

2021-S5973 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows donate life registration on electronic applications administered by the office of temporary disability assistance, the higher education services corporation, and on mandatory electronic tax filings and payments.

2021-S5973 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5973
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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  allowing  donate
   life  registration on electronic application forms administered by the
   office  of  temporary  disability  assistance,  the  higher  education
   services corporation, and on mandatory electronic tax filings
 
   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  amended by chapter 149 of the laws of 2020, 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, OR RENEWAL OF 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,
 (vii) indication 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)  INDICATION
 MADE  ON TRANSACTIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE MYBENEFITS.NY.GOV WEBSITE, OR ANY SUCH  SUCCESSOR
 WEBSITE; (IX) INDICATION MADE ON APPLICATIONS, RENEWALS OR RELATED TRAN-
 SACTIONS  FOR  COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID, GRANTS, OR SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED OR
 ADMINISTERED THROUGH ANY WEBSITE  MAINTAINED  BY  THE  HIGHER  EDUCATION
 SERVICES  CORPORATION;  (X)  INDICATION MADE ON ANY TAX DOCUMENT THAT IS
 SUBJECT TO MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF THE TAX LAW; OR (XI) through any other  method
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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