Assembly Actions -
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May 09, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S7287
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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, WF) Senate District
2013-S7287 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S7287 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7287 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the commissioner of health to act when areas of lead poisoning are designated PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require the commissioner to take action when an area of lead poisoning has been designated. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 1373 of the public health law, so that it requires that written notice be given to the health commissioner or his representative whenever an area of high risk of lead poisoning is designated. JUSTIFICATION: The people of New York, the Legislature and Governor all recognize the importance of requiring safety guidelines in regards to the health of all its people, especially in living conditions. Currently, the law leaves it up to the discretion of the commissioner and does not require she/he to take action such as giving written notice in an area is deemed high risk. It also leaves it up to her/his discretion to conduct a hearing if the notice is not complied with in a timely fashion. The legislation proposed strengthens the existing laws. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2011-12- A.717- Passed Assembly 2009-10- A.541- Passed Assembly 2007-08- A.513- Passed Assembly 2005-06-
2013-S7287 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7287 I N S E N A T E May 9, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 requiring the commissioner of health to act when areas of lead poisoning are desig- nated THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 1373 of the public health law, as added by chapter 338 of the laws of 1970, are amended to read as follows: 1. Whenever the commissioner or his OR HER representative shall desig- nate an area of high risk, he [may] OR SHE SHALL give written notice and demand, served as provided [herein] BY THIS SECTION, for the discontin- uance of a paint condition conducive to lead poisoning in any designated dwelling in such area within a specified period of time. 3. In the event of failure to comply with a notice and demand, the commissioner or his OR HER representative [may] SHALL conduct a formal hearing upon due notice in accordance with the provisions of section twelve-a of this chapter and on proof of violation of such notice and demand [may] SHALL order abatement of a paint condition conducive to lead poisoning upon such terms as may be appropriate and may assess a penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for such violation. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02645-01-3
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