NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4807

Senate Bill S4807

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires sunscreen be made available at all state parks, recreational facilities, historic sites or programs and other appropriate locations

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2024	referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
Feb 15, 2023	referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

2023-S4807 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2426
Current Committee:: Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:: Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: A7659
2019-2020: A6009
2021-2022: S4607, A6826

2023-S4807 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to make sunscreen available at the entrance to all state parks, recreational facilities, historic sites or programs and other appropriate locations at the discretion of such commissioner; defines term as any topical sunscreen product approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter use for the purpose of avoiding overexposure to the sun and not for medical treatment of any injury or illness.

2023-S4807 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4807

SPONSOR: PALUMBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to requiring sunscreen be made available at all state parks,
recreational facilities, historic sites or programs and other appropri-
ate locations

 
PURPOSE:

To provide sunscreen at all state parks and facilities.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill amends section 3.09 subdivision 21 of the parks, recreation
and historic preservation law as added by chapter 38 of the laws of 2005
to develop, in consultation with the commissioner of health, raise
awareness and accessibility to methods of reducing the risk of skin
cancer by providing sunscreen at all state parks and recreational facil-
ities.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

With the increasing risk of skin cancer and other skin diseases brought
on by sun exposure it is imperative that state parks and facilities
provide individuals with the necessary preventative measures to protect-
ing themselves from overexposure. These measures include any topical
sunscreen approved by the Federal Drug Administration and appropriate
signs and brochures placed at the discretion of the commissioner.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022 S.4607/A.6826; 2020 A.6009; 2018 A.7659.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Nominal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall have become a law; provided, however that effective immediately,
the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations neces-
sary for the implementation of the foregoing provisions of this act on
its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.

2023-S4807 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4807
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation  to requiring sunscreen be made available at all state parks,
   recreational facilities, historic sites or programs and  other  appro-
   priate locations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 21 of section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and
 historic preservation law, as added by chapter 338 of the laws of  2005,
 is amended to read as follows:
   21.  (A)  Develop,  in  consultation  with the commissioner of health,
 informational signs and brochures alerting patrons  of  the  dangers  of
 overexposure  to the sun and its relationship to skin cancer. The infor-
 mation on such signs and in such  brochures  shall  include  methods  by
 which  an individual may help prevent exposure to the sun and lessen his
 or her risk of contracting skin cancer.  Such  signs  and  informational
 brochures  shall be placed in appropriate locations at the discretion of
 the commissioner.
   (B) MAKE SUNSCREEN AVAILABLE AT  THE  ENTRANCE  TO  ALL  STATE  PARKS,
 RECREATIONAL  FACILITIES, HISTORIC SITES OR PROGRAMS AND OTHER APPROPRI-
 ATE LOCATIONS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "SUNSCREEN" SHALL MEAN ANY TOPICAL  SUNSCREEN
 PRODUCT  APPROVED  BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR OVER-
 THE-COUNTER USE FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING OVEREXPOSURE TO THE SUN  AND
 NOT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT OF AN INJURY OR ILLNESS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
 ly,  the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations
 necessary for the implementation of the foregoing provisions of this act
 on its effective date  are  authorized  and  directed  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.
                                                            LBD07173-01-3

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