Senate Bill S1246

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to establish and maintain an electronic database, accessible to the public, of known synthetic cannabinoids

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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-S1246 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4056
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3308, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6496, A9133
2019-2020: A7144

2017-S1246 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health, in conjunction with the division of criminal justice services, to establish and maintain an electronic database, accessible to the public, of known synthetic cannabinoids.

2017-S1246 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1246 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1246
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. VALESKY, AKSHAR -- 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  directing  the
   commissioner  of  health  to establish an electronic database of known
   synthetic cannabinoids

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3308 of the public health law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIVISION OF  CRIMI-
 NAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES, ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF
 KNOWN SYNTHETIC  CANNABINOIDS,  A  HALLUCINOGENIC  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION (G) OF SCHEDULE I OF SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED
 SIX  OF THIS TITLE. SUCH DATABASE SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE SO THAT CONSUMERS, RETAILERS AND LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES  CAN
 ACCESS INFORMATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A)  A  LIST  OF COMPOUNDS KNOWN TO BELONG TO THE CLASSES OF CHEMICALS
 LISTED IN SUCH SUBDIVISION AND THEIR TRADE NAMES;
   (B)  A  PHYSICAL  DESCRIPTION  OF  PRODUCTS  KNOWN  TO  CONTAIN   SUCH
 COMPOUNDS, AND THEIR EFFECTS; AND
   (C)  A  LIST  OF  THE  BRAND  NAMES  OF PRODUCTS KNOWN TO CONTAIN SUCH
 COMPOUNDS, AND IMAGES OF THEIR PACKAGING.
   THE WEBSITE SHALL INCLUDE A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT SUCH INFORMATION
 IS BEING PROVIDED  AS  A  RESOURCE  FOR  CONSUMERS,  RETAILERS  AND  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT. NEITHER THE DEPARTMENT NOR THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 SERVICES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY ECONOMIC HARM, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH
 THAT  MAY  RESULT FROM INFORMATION INCLUDED IN OR OMITTED FROM THE DATA-
 BASE.
   § 2. The commissioner of health shall promulgate any rules  and  regu-
 lations  necessary  to  implement  the provisions of section one of this
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06987-01-7

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