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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 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