Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Feb 13, 2009 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A5545
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TITUS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A5545 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A5545 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires persons licensed to sell any alcoholic beverage for consumption on the premises to display a sign or poster on the dangers of alcohol consumption while pregnant; provides that the commissioner of health shall prepare and distribute the sign or poster to such license holders.
2009-A5545 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5545 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 13, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to posting of alcohol consumption warning signs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The legislature finds that several reports have indicated that fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), caused by the consumption of alcohol- ic beverages while pregnant, is the leading cause of birth defects and mental retardation in the United States. As many as twelve thousand infants are born each year with FAS and three times as many have alco- hol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND). For the past thirty years, the rate of pregnant women drinking heavy alcohol amounts has risen over fifty percent. Nationwide, of the four million women who get pregnant each year, over three quarters of a million drink alcohol during pregnancy. FAS, ARND, along with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, aggressiveness, and violent tendencies are the most common malfunctions among alcohol-related births. They are lifelong disorders that result in brain damage, facial abnormalities, growth deficiencies and central nervous system dysfunction in unborn children. This illness also causes heart defects, epilepsy, liver or kidney disease, abuse and neglect. Women who drink alcohol while preg- nant are at high risk of having miscarriages and developing their own heart problems, which could pass along to their offspring. S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2503-a to read as follows: S 2503-A. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; WARNING SIGNS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PREPARE, HAVE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTE ACROSS THE STATE TO ALL PERSONS WITH A LICENSE TO SELL ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES, A SIGN OR POSTER WITH CONSPICUOUS LETTERING THAT PROVIDES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07715-01-9
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