S08077 Summary:
BILL NO | S08077 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A09648-A |
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SPONSOR | KLEIN |
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COSPNSR | ESPAILLAT, ADDABBO, AVELLA, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, DILAN, GOLDEN, LATIMER, PANEPINTO, PARKER, PERALTA, PERKINS, RIVERA, SANDERS, SAVINO, VALESKY |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add §2507, Pub Health L | |
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Provides that participants in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children may receive foods from any vendor approved by such program, including infant formula. |
S08077 Actions:
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06/10/2016 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2016 | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1851 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2016 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2016 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2016 | referred to health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2016 | substituted for a9648a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2016 | ordered to third reading rules cal.403 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2016 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2016 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/20/2016 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2016 | APPROVAL MEMO.34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2016 | SIGNED CHAP.518 |
S08077 Committee Votes:
Go to topS08077 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Harris
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barron
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Blake
ER
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titone
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titus
ER
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Joyner
No
Montesano
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brindisi
ER
Finch
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walter
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
No
Friend
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
Yes
Galef
ER
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Nojay
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cancel
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simanowitz
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
S08077 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8077 IN SENATE June 10, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, ESPAILLAT, ADDABBO, AVELLA, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, DILAN, GOLDEN, LATIMER, PANEPINTO, PARKER, PERALTA, PERKINS, RIVERA, SANDERS, SAVINO, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to access to the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2 2507 to read as follows: 3 § 2507. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and 4 children; specialty infant formula. 5 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: 6 (a) "WIC" shall mean the special supplemental nutrition program for 7 women, infants and children; 8 (b) "WIC vendor" shall mean a vendor which has a contract to sell 9 products covered by WIC to individuals under the WIC program; and 10 (c) "Specialty infant formula" shall mean infant formula that is 11 prescribed for a specific medical condition, for which medical documen- 12 tation may be required, under regulations of the commissioner. 13 2. Every WIC vendor shall be authorized to sell any product covered 14 under WIC, including specialty infant formula, unless specifically 15 limited or barred by the commissioner applying regulations under this 16 section or applicable federal regulations. The commissioner shall not 17 apply arbitrary criteria, or criteria that create unreasonable barriers 18 for WIC participants to access specialty infant formula, and shall only 19 apply criteria that are reasonably related to and consistent with: (a) 20 promoting WIC beneficiary access to specialty infant formula; and (b) 21 administration of WIC with integrity, efficiency and security. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 23 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate- 24 ly, the commissioner of health shall make regulations and take other 25 actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14717-05-6