NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6073

Senate Bill S6073

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Excludes volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services employees from the permissive use of marijuana

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to investigations and government operations
Mar 28, 2023	referred to investigations and government operations

2023-S6073 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3487
Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3 & 127, Cannabis L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: A9292

2023-S6073 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services employees from the permissive use of marijuana.

2023-S6073 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6073 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6073
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in  relation  to  excluding  volunteer
   firefighters and emergency medical services employees from the permis-
   sive use of marijuana

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the cannabis law is amended by adding two  new
 subdivisions 25-a and 25-b to read as follows:
   25-A.  "EXEMPT FIRE AGENCY" MEANS A FIRE DEPARTMENT OF A CITY, MUNICI-
 PALITY, VILLAGE, TOWN OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL  SUBDIVISION  THAT  PROVIDES
 FIRE  AND  EMERGENCY SERVICES OR OTHER SAFETY SENSITIVE TASKS TO PROVIDE
 PUBLIC SAFETY TO A COMMUNITY.
   25-B. "EXEMPT EMPLOYEE" MEANS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR AN  EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL  SERVICES EMPLOYEE OF AN EXEMPT FIRE AGENCY WHOSE WORK RESPONSI-
 BILITIES ARE TASKS THAT IMPACT THE SAFETY OF A MITIGATION EFFORT OR  THE
 SAFETY  OF  OTHER  EMPLOYEES.  ACTIVITIES  MAY INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, DRIVING AND OPERATING FIRE  APPARATUS,  OPERATING  IN  IMME-
 DIATELY  DANGEROUS  TO LIFE ATMOSPHERES, ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING HOSE
 LINES, PERFORMING ALL MANNER OF RESCUE ACTIVITIES, AND DELIVERING  EMER-
 GENCY MEDICAL CARE TO THE SICK OR INJURED.
   § 2. Section 127 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 7 to read as follows:
   7. (A) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSURING THE SAFETY OF OTHER VOLUNTEER FIRE-
 FIGHTERS  AND  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL SERVICES EMPLOYEES, THE PUBLIC AND THE
 PROTECTION OF THEIR GREATER COMMUNITY, THIS SECTION SHALL NOT  APPLY  TO
 AN  EXEMPT EMPLOYEE OF AN EXEMPTED FIRE AGENCY.  ADDITIONALLY, AN EXEMPT
 FIRE AGENCY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO TAKE  ALL  REASONABLE  MEASURES  TO  BE
 ASSURED THERE IS NO RISK OF CANNABIS IMPAIRMENT OF ITS EXEMPT EMPLOYEES,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, PREEMPLOYMENT TESTING, RANDOM DRUG TESTS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08003-03-3

 S. 6073                             2
 
 AND TESTING FOR CAUSE FOR THE PRESENCE OF EVIDENCE OF  CANNABIS  USE  BY
 THE MEMBER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT FEDERAL STANDARDS.
   (B)  ANY  EXEMPT  EMPLOYEE OF AN EXEMPT FIRE AGENCY THAT IS PRESCRIBED
 CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO  IMMEDIATELY  REPORT
 THEIR  PRESCRIPTION TO THE EXEMPT FIRE AGENCY WHO SHALL CONSULT WITH THE
 EXEMPT FIRE AGENCY'S MEDICAL DIRECTOR TO MAKE  A  DETERMINATION  OF  THE
 EXEMPT  EMPLOYEE'S  FITNESS  FOR  DUTY  AND  A  NEED  TO  BE  PLACED  ON
 RESTRICTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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