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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Feb 04, 2019 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S3164
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 20th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
2019-S3164 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A171
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §392-k, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A604
2011-2012: A320
2013-2014: A1372
2015-2016: A1215
2017-2018: A101
2021-2022: S276, A1156
2023-2024: S2310
2019-S3164 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3164 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to preserving the integrity and safety of pharmaceutical drugs PURPOSE: This measure provides better consumer protection against the fraudulent sales, distribution, improper packaging and labeling of pharmaceutical drugs as well as creates penalties for individuals or business entities intentionally deceiving consumers with feigned drug products. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 392-a is added to Article 26 (Miscellaneous) of the General Business Law to include false labels and misrepresentations of pharma- ceutical drugs as a fraud and is subject to civil penalties.
2019-S3164 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3164 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to preserving the integrity and safety of pharmaceutical drugs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 392-k to read as follows: § 392-K. FALSE LABELS AND MISREPRESENTATIONS OF PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS. 1. A PERSON, WHO WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD: A. PUTS UPON A PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG, OR UPON A CASK, BOTTLE, STOPPER, VESSEL, CASE, COVER, WRAPPER, PACKAGE, BAND, TICKET, LABEL OR OTHER THING, CONTAINING OR COVERING SUCH PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG, OR WITH WHICH SUCH A PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG IS INTENDED TO BE SOLD, OR IS SOLD, ANY FALSE DESCRIPTION OR OTHER INDICATION OF OR RESPECTING THE TYPE OF PHARMACEU- TICAL SUBSTANCE OR COMPOUND, KIND, NUMBER, QUANTITY, WEIGHT OR MEASURE OF SUCH SUBSTANCE, OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR THE PLACE OR COUNTRY WHERE IT WAS MANUFACTURED OR PRODUCED OR THE QUALITY OR GRADE OF ANY SUCH SUBSTANCE, IF THE QUALITY OR GRADE THEREOF IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE MARKED, BRANDED OR OTHERWISE INDICATED ON OR WITH SUCH PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG; OR B. SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE A PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG, WHICH TO HIS OR HER KNOWLEDGE IS FALSELY DESCRIBED OR INDICATED UPON ANY SUCH PACKAGE, OR VESSEL CONTAINING THE SAME, OR LABEL THEREUPON, IN ANY OF THE PARTIC- ULARS SPECIFIED; OR C. DISTRIBUTES, SELLS OR EXPOSES FOR SALE ANY GOODS IN BULK TO WHICH NO NAME OR TRADEMARK SHALL BE ATTACHED, AND ORALLY OR OTHERWISE REPRES- ENTS THAT SUCH PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS ARE THE MANUFACTURE OR PRODUCTION OF SOME OTHER THAN THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER OR PRODUCER; OR D. REMOVES OR CONCEALS OR WHO SHALL CAUSE TO BE, WHOLLY OR IN PART, REMOVED OR CONCEALED FROM OR UPON A PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG THE MARK OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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