NY State Assembly Bill 2019-A6986

Assembly Bill A6986

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the department of health of the state of New York to conduct a study of the effects of racial and ethnic disparities on breastfeeding rates and prepare and submit a report

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 02, 2020	approval memo.20 signed chap.308
Nov 20, 2020	delivered to governor
Mar 04, 2020	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.479 substituted for s6707
Feb 05, 2020	referred to women's issues delivered to senate passed assembly
Jan 08, 2020	ordered to third reading cal.251 returned to assembly died in senate
Jun 18, 2019	referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly
Jun 17, 2019	ordered to third reading rules cal.383 rules report cal.383 reported
Jun 13, 2019	reported referred to rules
May 28, 2019	print number 6986a
May 28, 2019	amend and recommit to health
Apr 03, 2019	referred to health

Votes

- Mar 4, 2020 - Floor Vote
  A6986
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Mar 4, 2020
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2019-A6986 - Details

Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2500-l, Pub Health L

2019-A6986 - Summary

Requires the department of health of the state of New York to conduct a study of the effects of racial and ethnic disparities on breastfeeding rates and prepare and submit a report to the governor and the legislature.

2019-A6986 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6986
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   department  of  health  of the state of New York to conduct a study of
   the effects of racial and ethnic disparities  on  breastfeeding  rates
   and prepare and submit a report to the governor and the legislature
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2500-l to read as follows:
   §  2500-L.  STUDY  OF  THE EFFECTS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES ON
 BREASTFEEDING RATES. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  CONDUCT  A  STUDY  ON  THE
 EFFECTS  OF  RACIAL  AND  ETHNIC DISPARITIES ON BREASTFEEDING RATES. THE
 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY SHALL BE TO:
   (A) IDENTIFY  STATEWIDE  AND  REGIONAL  BREASTFEEDING  RATES,  TRENDS,
 PATTERNS,  AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN BREASTFEEDING RATES, AND
 MEDICAL, NON-MEDICAL, AND SYSTEM-RELATED FACTORS THAT MAY HAVE  CONTRIB-
 UTED TO BREASTFEEDING RATE DISPARITIES;
   (B)  REVIEW  THE  EXTENT  TO  WHICH  RACIAL  AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN
 BREASTFEEDING IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA INDICATE THE NEED TO INCREASE  ACCESS
 TO  HEALTH  CARE  SERVICES  AMONG  RACIAL AND ETHNIC POPULATIONS IN THAT
 AREA;
   (C) IDENTIFY WAYS TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES
 THAT CONTRIBUTE TO DISPARITIES IN BREASTFEEDING RATES; AND
   (D) REVIEW THE EXTENT  TO  WHICH  RACIAL  AND  ETHNIC  DISPARITIES  IN
 BREASTFEEDING  INITIATION  AND  DURATION  INDICATE  THE NEED TO INCREASE
 BREASTFEEDING SUPPORTS AMONG RACIAL AND  ETHNIC  POPULATIONS  THROUGHOUT
 THE STATE.
   2.  IN  CONDUCTING  THE  STUDY,  THE DEPARTMENT MAY SEEK THE ADVICE OF
 PERSONS SPECIALIZING IN THE FIELDS OF NEONATAL AND POST NEONATAL PATHOL-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10114-01-9

 A. 6986                             2
 
 OGY, MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH,  MINORITY  HEALTH  ADVOCACY,  OR  OTHER
 RELATED FIELDS.
   3.  WITHIN  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRES-
 IDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF
 THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY A  REPORT  CONTAINING
 THE STUDY'S FINDINGS CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPAR-
 ITIES  ON  BREASTFEEDING  RATES  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE OR
 OTHER ACTIONS THAT CAN BE UNDERTAKEN TO:
   (A) INCREASE BREASTFEEDING RATES IN THE STATE;
   (B) REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES THAT  CONTRIBUTE
 TO DISPARITY IN BREASTFEEDING RATES;
   (C)  INCREASE  ACCESS  TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES AMONG RACIAL AND ETHNIC
 POPULATIONS IN THE STATE; AND
   (D) INCREASE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORTS  AMONG  RACIAL  AND  ETHNIC  POPU-
 LATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
   4.  THE  DEPARTMENT MAY PREPARE AND SUBMIT ADDITIONAL REPORTS WHEN THE
 DEPARTMENT DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE, AND EACH REPORT, WITH THE EXCEPTION  OF
 THE FIRST REPORT PREPARED UNDER THIS SECTION, SHALL ADDITIONALLY IDENTI-
 FY  THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE DEPARTMENT'S PRIOR RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN
 SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED IN PRACTICE AND THE APPARENT  IMPACT  THAT  THE
 IMPLEMENTATION  OF  SUCH  RECOMMENDED  CHANGES  HAS HAD ON BREASTFEEDING
 RATES IN THE PRECEDING YEARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.  Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such date.

2019-A6986A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2500-l, Pub Health L

2019-A6986A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-A6986A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6986--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   department  of  health  of the state of New York to conduct a study of
   the effects of racial and ethnic disparities  on  breastfeeding  rates
   and prepare and submit a report to the governor and the legislature
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2500-l to read as follows:
   §  2500-L.  STUDY  OF  THE EFFECTS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES ON
 BREASTFEEDING RATES. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  CONDUCT  A  STUDY  ON  THE
 EFFECTS  OF  RACIAL  AND  ETHNIC DISPARITIES ON BREASTFEEDING RATES. THE
 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY SHALL BE TO:
   (A) IDENTIFY  STATEWIDE  AND  REGIONAL  BREASTFEEDING  RATES,  TRENDS,
 PATTERNS,  AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN BREASTFEEDING RATES, AND
 MEDICAL, NON-MEDICAL, AND SYSTEM-RELATED FACTORS THAT MAY HAVE  CONTRIB-
 UTED TO BREASTFEEDING RATE DISPARITIES;
   (B)  REVIEW  THE  EXTENT  TO  WHICH  RACIAL  AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN
 BREASTFEEDING IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA INDICATE THE NEED TO INCREASE  ACCESS
 TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THAT AREA;
   (C) IDENTIFY WAYS TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES
 THAT CONTRIBUTE TO DISPARITIES IN BREASTFEEDING RATES; AND
   (D)  REVIEW  THE  EXTENT  TO  WHICH  RACIAL  AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN
 BREASTFEEDING INITIATION AND DURATION  INDICATE  THE  NEED  TO  INCREASE
 BREASTFEEDING  SUPPORTS  AMONG  RACIAL AND ETHNIC POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT
 THE STATE.
   2. IN CONDUCTING THE STUDY, THE DEPARTMENT  MAY  SEEK  THE  ADVICE  OF
 PERSONS SPECIALIZING IN THE FIELDS OF NEONATAL AND POST NEONATAL PATHOL-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10114-02-9

 A. 6986--A                          2
 
 OGY,  MATERNAL  AND  INFANT  HEALTH,  MINORITY HEALTH ADVOCACY, OR OTHER
 RELATED FIELDS.
   3.  WITHIN  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRES-
 IDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF
 THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY A  REPORT  CONTAINING
 THE STUDY'S FINDINGS CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPAR-
 ITIES  ON  BREASTFEEDING  RATES  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE OR
 OTHER ACTIONS THAT CAN BE UNDERTAKEN TO:
   (A) INCREASE BREASTFEEDING RATES IN THE STATE;
   (B) REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES THAT  CONTRIBUTE
 TO DISPARITY IN BREASTFEEDING RATES;
   (C) INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE STATE; AND
   (D) INCREASE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
   4.  THE  DEPARTMENT MAY PREPARE AND SUBMIT ADDITIONAL REPORTS WHEN THE
 DEPARTMENT DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE, AND EACH REPORT, WITH THE EXCEPTION  OF
 THE FIRST REPORT PREPARED UNDER THIS SECTION, SHALL ADDITIONALLY IDENTI-
 FY  THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE DEPARTMENT'S PRIOR RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN
 SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED IN PRACTICE AND THE APPARENT  IMPACT  THAT  THE
 IMPLEMENTATION  OF  SUCH  RECOMMENDED  CHANGES  HAS HAD ON BREASTFEEDING
 RATES IN THE PRECEDING YEARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.  Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such date.

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