Assembly Actions -
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Jan 21, 2022 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S8051
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 30th 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
2021-S8051 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4141, Pub Health L
2021-S8051 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8051 SPONSOR: CLEARE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to including whether an individual was in custody on the death certificate for such individ- ual PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires that death certificates indicate whether a person's death occurred while in custody. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends subdivision 1 of section 4141 of the public health law, requiring a death certificate to include whether the decedent was in the custody of a law enforcement officer or correctional facility at the time of death. Adds a new subdivision 5 to section 4141 of the public health law to require such information be included in the public- ly available statistics of the NYS Department of Health.
2021-S8051 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8051 I N S E N A T E January 21, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 including whether an individual was in custody on the death certificate for such indi- vidual THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 4141 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, is amended and a new subdi- vision 5 is added to read as follows: 1. The certificate of death shall contain such information, including but not limited to the decedent's social security number AND WHETHER SUCH DECEDENT WAS IN THE CUSTODY OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR CORREC- TIONAL FACILITY AT THE TIME OF DEATH, and shall be in such form as the commissioner may prescribe. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS ANY PUBLIC SERVANT WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTE OR MAKE AN ARREST FOR A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. 5. WHERE A DEATH OCCURS IN THE CUSTODY OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC- LY AVAILABLE STATISTICS PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth 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 effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11371-01-1
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