Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to health |
Oct 23, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6789
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th 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) 15th Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
(D) 19th Senate District
2019-S6789 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 21 Title 8 §§2180 & 2181, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2021-2022:
S3507
2023-2024: S1776
2019-S6789 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6789 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring inspections for Legionnaires' disease in certain locations PURPOSE OF BILL: To create mandatory annual inspections in certain living facilities for Legionnaires' disease by the department of health to prevent future outbreaks. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Article 21 of the public health law by adding title 8, which includes Legionnaires disease to the list of acute communicable diseases the department of health shall guard against. Section 2 provides the effective date.
2019-S6789 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6789 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 23, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring inspections for Legionnaires' disease in certain locations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 21 of the public health law is amended by adding a new title 8 to read as follows: TITLE VIII LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE SECTION 2180. LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; DEFINITIONS. 2181. LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; INSPECTIONS. § 2180. LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE TERM "LOCATION" SHALL MEAN ANY ENCLOSED OR OUTDOOR SPACE WHICH COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, APARTMENT COMPLEXES, APARTMENT BUILDINGS, SENIOR CENTERS, MULTI-UNIT LIVING COMMUNITIES, BUILDINGS OR FACILITIES, BATHS, SPAS, RESTROOMS, RESTAURANTS, AND GROCERY STORES. § 2181. LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; INSPECTIONS. EACH LOCATION WHICH THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE SHALL SUBMIT TO AN ANNUAL INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PRESENCE OF LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13950-03-9
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