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May 15, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S5550
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2009-S5550 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6951
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง207, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A1884
2013-2014: A5933
2015-2016: A6979
2009-S5550 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5550 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the spina bifida education and outreach program PURPOSE : The purpose of this legislation is to help prevent Spina Bifida and raise awareness to help educate the public regarding this birth defect by authorizing the commissioner of health to establish a public outreach campaign. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is amended by chapter 471 by adding the following: Spina bifida, a permanently disabling birth defect occurring at the end of the first month of pregnancy which involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord or its coverings, and the importance of encouraging all women in their child-bearing years to increase their folic acid intake in order to reduce the incidence of spina bifida. JUSTIFICATION : Spina Bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect in the United States. This disability involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord in the first month of pregnancy. Approximately
2009-S5550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5550 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 15, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- 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 the spina bifida education and outreach program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law, as added by chapter 573 of the laws of 2008, is relettered paragraph (g) and a new paragraph (h) is added to read as follows: (H) SPINA BIFIDA, A PERMANENTLY DISABLING BIRTH DEFECT OCCURRING AT THE END OF THE FIRST MONTH OF PREGNANCY WHICH INVOLVES THE INCOMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPINAL CORD OR ITS COVERINGS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ENCOURAGING ALL WOMEN IN THEIR CHILD-BEARING YEARS TO INCREASE THEIR FOLIC ACID INTAKE IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SPINA BIFIDA. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10347-01-9
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