Senate Bill S2035

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to activities prohibited to not-for-profit corporations

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

  • 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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2021-S2035 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §204-a, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S8784

2021-S2035 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a not-for-profit corporation from operating a drug injection site.

2021-S2035 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2035 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2035
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  not-for-profit  corporation law, in relation to
   activities prohibited to not-for-profit corporations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by adding a
 new section 204-a to read as follows:
 § 204-A. RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES.
   (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "DRUG INJECTION SITE" SHALL MEAN
 ANY PROGRAM OR ENTITY THAT PROVIDES A HYGIENIC SPACE FOR  AN  INDIVIDUAL
 TO  CONSUME  A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN VIOLATION OF ARTICLE THIRTY-THREE
 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR  ANY  OTHER
 GENERAL  LAW,  A  CORPORATION  OF ANY KIND TO WHICH THIS CHAPTER APPLIES
 SHALL NOT OPERATE A DRUG INJECTION SITE WITHIN THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04366-01-1

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