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A02885 Summary:

A02885 Actions:

A02885 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:02/04/2020AYE/NAY:18/5  Action: Favorable         
Gottfried
Aye
Byrne
Nay
Schimminger
Excused
McDonough
Excused
Galef
Aye
Garbarino
Nay
Dinowitz
Aye
Byrnes
Nay
Cahill
Aye
Ashby
Nay
Paulin
Aye
Miller
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Salka
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Hevesi
Excused
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Aye
Solages
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Barron
Aye
Sayegh
Aye

A02885 Floor Votes:

A02885 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A2885
 
SPONSOR: Abinanti

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to notifying local
officials of the occurrence of certain emergency situations
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA:
 
To require county health commissioners to notify appropriate local offi-
cials in the event of a health emergency. This bill is designed to
facilitate timely notice to county and local officials so they can put
in place the appropriate emergency response as soon as possible.
 
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this law would amend Section 352 of the public health law
by adding a new subdivision 7, to require that upon the occurrence of an
emergency where an imminent imperilment to the public health and safety
exists, the county health commissioner shall immediately notify, in
addition to those individuals he or she would have otherwise notified,
the chief executive officer of each municipality affected by the emer-
gency; each member of the county's legislative body who represents the
area affected by the emergency; and where the emergency affects another
county, the county health commissioner of the affected county or coun-
ties.
 
Section 2 is the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATON:
 
There are gaps in the notification procedures. When there is an imminent
threat to public health all appropriate officials need to be alerted so
they can put in place the appropriate emergency response as soon as
possible. The sooner the public is aware of the problem, the sooner they
can take steps to protect themselves.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2017-18: A463 referred to health; 2015-2016 A.187 referred to health;
2013-2014: A.535-A Passed Assembly; same as 5275 (Marchione); 2012:
A.7121-A passed Assembly; same as S.7358-A (McDonald) referred to
health;
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

A02885 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2885
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 28, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Health
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to notifying local
          officials of the occurrence of certain emergency situations
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 352 of the public health law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
     3    7.  Upon  the occurrence of an emergency where an imminent imperilment
     4  to the public health and safety exists, in addition to those individuals
     5  he or she would have otherwise notified, the county health  commissioner
     6  shall  immediately  notify the following individuals of the existence of
     7  such emergency:
     8    (a) the chief executive officer of each municipality affected  by  the
     9  emergency;
    10    (b)  each  member  of  the legislative body of the county in which the
    11  emergency exists who represents the area affected by the emergency; and
    12    (c) where the emergency affects  another  county,  the  county  health
    13  commissioner of the affected county or counties.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04363-01-9