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S2847Senate2015-2016 Session

Directs the department of health to assign at least 1 narcotics investigator to each county in a city having a population of one million or more

Sponsor Andrew J. LanzaSD-24+4 co-sponsorsAffects Health
Status
In Assembly Committee
Health
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Andrew J. Lanza

Senator · Senate District 24

Chair, Cities

History

  1. Referred to health
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 61–1
  4. Ordered to third reading cal.1539
  5. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  6. Reported and committed to finance
  7. Referred to health
  8. Returned to senate
  9. Died in assembly
  10. Referred to health
  11. Delivered to assembly
  12. Passed senateVote 60–2
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  1. Ordered to third reading cal.1154
  2. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  3. Reported and committed to finance
  4. Referred to health

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S2847

Title of bill

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the department of health to assign at least one investigator of the bureau of narcotics enforcement to each county within a city having a population of one million or more

Purpose

To direct the Department of Health to assign at least 1 narcotics investigator to each county in the City of New York.

Summary of provisions

Section one amends section 3385 of the public health law by adding a new subdivision 3 requiring at least 1 narcotics investigator to each county in New York City.

Justification

New York City, especially the borough of Staten Island is experiencing a growth in prescription drug abuse among its population, especially teenagers and young adults. Abusers of prescription narcotics usually obtain these drugs by using forged prescriptions or deceiving their doctor to write them a prescription. The New York State Department of Health's Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement has been effective in combating this epidemic. Recently, the Bureau was responsible for busting a 31 member prescription drug ring that was illegally selling Oxycodone out of an ice cream truck. These narcotic investigators play a valuable role in combating the plague of prescription drug abuse and it is necessary that there be at least 1 investigator in each borough to protect the public.

Legislative history

2014: S. 3983 Passed Senate / A.7169 - Referred to Health. 2012: S. 6029 - Passed Senate / A.10426 - Referred to Health.

Effective date

Immediately.

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