Assembly Bill A6550

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the department of health to assign at least 1 narcotics investigator to each county in N.Y. city

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  • 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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2017-A6550 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3541
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3385, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6029
2013-2014: S3983
2015-2016: S2847
2019-2020: S392
2021-2022: S4506
2023-2024: S3077

2017-A6550 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of health to assign at least 1 narcotics investigator to each county in a city having a population of one million or more.

2017-A6550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6550
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to requiring the
   department of health to assign at least one investigator of the bureau
   of narcotics enforcement to each county within a city having  a  popu-
   lation of one million or more

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3385 of the public health law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL ASSIGN AND EMPLOY NOT LESS THAN ONE INVESTI-
 GATOR OF THE BUREAU OF NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TO ENFORCE  THE  PROVISIONS
 OF  THIS ARTICLE IN EACH COUNTY WITHIN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE
 MILLION OR MORE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02361-01-7

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