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A03970 Summary:

A03970 Actions:

A03970 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:02/24/2021AYE/NAY:18/8  Action: Favorable         
Gottfried
Aye
Byrne
Nay
Galef
Aye
McDonough
Nay
Dinowitz
Aye
Byrnes
Nay
Cahill
Aye
Ashby
Nay
Paulin
Aye
Miller
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Salka
Nay
Gunther
Nay
Jensen
Nay
Rosenthal L 
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Solages
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Barron
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
Rosenthal D 
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Reyes
Aye

A03970 Floor Votes:

A03970 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3970
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 29, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        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.
                                                                   LBD01451-01-1