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A463Assembly2017-2018 Session

Notify Officials in Emergencies

Official title

“Requires the county health commissioner to notify certain individuals in the event of an emergency creating an imminent risk to public health and safety”

Sponsor Thomas AbinantiAD-92+6 co-sponsorsAffects Health
Status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 3 of 7

Floor calendar · Jan 3

What's happening

This bill requires county health commissioners to immediately notify local officials when emergencies threaten public health and safety.

Why it matters

  1. Faster, broader notification could improve emergency response. By requiring immediate notification of local officials, the bill aims to ensure that decision-makers at the municipal and county level are quickly aware of threats, enabling faster coordination and deployment of resources.

  2. Greater accountability for health commissioners. The bill specifies exactly who must be notified, making it clearer who is responsible for sharing critical information during emergencies and potentially reducing gaps in communication.

  3. Enhanced protection for cross-county emergencies. The law recognizes that public health threats can cross county lines, so it explicitly includes notification of commissioners in neighboring affected counties, supporting a more regional response when needed.

  4. Potential for more informed local leadership and public awareness. By keeping local executives and legislators in the loop, the bill could lead to better public communication and trust during emergencies, as well as more locally tailored responses.

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Notify Officials in Emergencies

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Thomas Abinanti

Assembly Member · Assembly District 92

History

  1. Ordered to third reading cal.39
  2. Advanced to third reading cal.5
  3. Reported
  4. Referred to health

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

463

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 9, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, PAULIN, GALEF, MONTESANO, OTIS, JAFFEE, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JOHNS, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee 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 Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 352 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:

7. Upon the occurrence of an emergency where an imminent imperilment to the public health and safety exists, in addition to those individuals he or she would have otherwise notified, the county health commissioner shall immediately notify the following individuals of the existence of such emergency:

(a) the chief executive officer of each municipality affected by the emergency;

(b) each member of the legislative body of the county in which the emergency exists who represents the area affected by the emergency; and

(c) where the emergency affects another county, the county health commissioner of the affected county or counties.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD03275-01-7

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