senate Bill S399A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the enactment of the Safer Consumption Services Act

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


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Actions

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 23, 2023 reported and committed to finance
Jan 23, 2023 print number 399a
Jan 23, 2023 amend and recommit to health
Jan 04, 2023 referred to health

Votes

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May 23, 2023 - Health committee Vote

S399A
7
6
committee
7
Aye
6
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Health Committee Vote: May 23, 2023

aye wr (2)

Co-Sponsors

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S399 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A338
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 33-C §§3399 - 3399-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8809, A8534
2019-2020: S498, A60
2021-2022: S603, A224

S399 - Summary

Enacts the safer consumption services act which provides for the establishment of a program to provide overdose prevention center programs.

S399 - Sponsor Memo

S399 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    399
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RIVERA,  BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY,
   HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,  KRUEGER,  MAY,  MYRIE,  PARKER,  RAMOS,   SALAZAR,
   SANDERS,  SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO  --  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 enacting the safer
   consumption services act
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new article
 33-C to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 33-C
                      SAFER CONSUMPTION SERVICES ACT
 SECTION 3399.   SHORT TITLE.
         3399-A. DEFINITIONS.
         3399-B. PROGRAM APPROVAL.
         3399-C. DESIGNATION.
         3399-D. REPORTING.
         3399-E. IMMUNITY PROVIDED.
   § 3399. SHORT TITLE. THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED  AS  THE
 "SAFER CONSUMPTION SERVICES ACT".
   § 3399-A. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  "PROGRAM"  MEANS AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTER PROGRAM ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   2. "ENTITY" MEANS ANY COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT IS AN  AUTHOR-
 IZED  SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE
 DEPARTMENT WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, HARM REDUCTION,  HOUSING,
 OR  SOCIAL  SERVICES  AND ANY HOSPITAL, MEDICAL CLINIC OR OFFICE, HEALTH
 CENTER, NURSING CARE FACILITY, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, OR OTHER  SIMILAR
 ENTITY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00024-02-3

Co-Sponsors

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S399A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A338
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 33-C §§3399 - 3399-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8809, A8534
2019-2020: S498, A60
2021-2022: S603, A224

S399A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the safer consumption services act which provides for the establishment of a program to provide overdose prevention center programs.

S399A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S399A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  399--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RIVERA,  BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY,
   HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, MYRIE, PARKER,  RAMOS,  SALAZAR,
   SANDERS,  SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO  --  read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the safer
   consumption services act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  article
 33-C to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 33-C
                      SAFER CONSUMPTION SERVICES ACT
 SECTION 3399.   SHORT TITLE.
         3399-A. DEFINITIONS.
         3399-B. PROGRAM APPROVAL.
         3399-C. DESIGNATION.
         3399-D. REPORTING.
         3399-E. IMMUNITY PROVIDED.
   §  3399.  SHORT TITLE. THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE
 "SAFER CONSUMPTION SERVICES ACT".
   § 3399-A. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1. "PROGRAM" MEANS AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTER  PROGRAM  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   2.  "ENTITY" MEANS ANY COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT IS AN AUTHOR-
 IZED SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT  WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, HARM REDUCTION, HOUSING,
 OR SOCIAL SERVICES AND ANY HOSPITAL, MEDICAL CLINIC  OR  OFFICE,  HEALTH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00024-04-3

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