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S01990 Summary:
| BILL NO | S01990 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS A03787 |
| SPONSOR | HANNON |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd S2981, Pub Health L | |
| Relates to witnesses to a health care proxy; changes the witness requirement for the health care proxy from two adult witnesses to one adult witness; makes an exception for persons who reside in mental health facilities by requiring such persons to have two adult witnesses. | |
S01990 Actions:
| BILL NO | S01990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/10/2009 | REFERRED TO HEALTH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/02/2009 | 1ST REPORT CAL.583 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/03/2009 | 2ND REPORT CAL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/04/2009 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07/16/2009 | COMMITTED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/06/2010 | REFERRED TO HEALTH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/23/2010 | 1ST REPORT CAL.165 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/24/2010 | 2ND REPORT CAL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/01/2010 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/04/2010 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/04/2010 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/04/2010 | referred to health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/26/2010 | substituted for a3787 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/26/2010 | ordered to third reading cal.287 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/09/2010 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/09/2010 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/18/2010 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/30/2010 | VETOED MEMO.6788 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S01990 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
ER
Carrozza
Yes
Gabryszak
No
Kolb
ER
Murray
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Alessi
Yes
Castelli
Yes
Galef
Yes
Koon
Yes
Nolan
No
Sayward
Yes
Alfano
Yes
Castro
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lancman
No
Oaks
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Amedore
No
Christensen
Yes
Gianaris
Yes
Latimer
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Clark
Yes
Gibson
Yes
Lavine
Yes
O'Mara
No
Schimminger
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Colton
No
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schroeder
Yes
Bacalles
Yes
Conte
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
No
Parment
Yes
Scozzafava
No
Ball
ER
Cook
Yes
Gordon
No
Lopez PD
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Skartados
No
Barclay
No
Corwin
Yes
Gottfried
ER
Lopez VJ
Yes
Peoples
Yes
Spano
Yes
Barra
ER
Crespo
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Perry
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
No
Crouch
No
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Pheffer
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cusick
No
Hayes
Yes
Magnarelli
ER
Powell
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Benjamin
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Maisel
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Bing
Yes
DelMonte
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
No
Quinn
Yes
Titone
ER
Boyland
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayersohn
No
Rabbitt
Yes
Titus
Yes
Boyle
Yes
Destito
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Tobacco
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hoyt
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Towns
ER
Brodsky
No
Duprey
Yes
Hyer Spencer
Yes
McKevitt
No
Reilich
Yes
Townsend
Yes
Brook Krasny
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Meng
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burling
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jaffee
No
Miller JM
Yes
Rivera J
ER
Weisenberg
No
Butler
Yes
Espaillat
Yes
Jeffries
Yes
Miller MG
ER
Rivera N
Yes
Weprin
No
Cahill
Yes
Farrell
Yes
John
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rivera PM
Yes
Wright
Yes
Calhoun
Yes
Fields
No
Jordan
No
Molinaro
ER
Robinson
No
Zebrowski
Yes
Camara
Yes
Finch
No
Kavanagh
ER
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Canestrari
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Morelle
No
Russell
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
S01990 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1990 2009-2010 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 10, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to witnesses to a health care proxy The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 2981 of the 2 public health law, as added by chapter 752 of the laws of 1990, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (a) A competent adult may appoint a health care agent by a health care 5 proxy, signed and dated by the adult in the presence of [two] one adult 6 [witnesses] witness who shall also sign the proxy, except for persons 7 who reside in mental health facilities operated or licensed by the 8 office of mental health or the office of mental retardation and develop- 9 mental disabilities, who shall sign such proxy in the presence of two 10 adult witnesses who shall also sign the proxy. Another person may sign 11 and date the health care proxy for the adult if the adult is unable to 12 do so, at the adult's direction and in the adult's presence, and in the 13 presence of [two] one adult [witnesses] witness who shall sign the 14 proxy. The [witnesses] witness shall state that the principal appeared 15 to execute the proxy willingly and free from duress. The person 16 appointed as agent shall not act as witness to execution of the health 17 care proxy. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04172-01-9