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A1151Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS3739

Fund Local Blood Drives

Official title

“Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives”

Sponsor Richard GottfriedAD-75+11 co-sponsorsAffects Health
Status
In Senate Committee
Rules
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 5 of 7

In Senate · Rules

What's happening

This bill allows the commissioner of health to provide grants to organizations and schools for local blood donation drive costs.

Why it matters

  1. Expanding access to funding for blood drives may help increase local blood supply. , making it easier for communities to organize donation events and potentially improving emergency readiness and patient care.

  2. Not-for-profit organizations and schools would have more resources to host blood drives. , which could encourage civic participation among students and local groups while reducing financial barriers.

  3. State support for blood donation drives could reduce the burden on hospitals and healthcare providers. , who often rely on voluntary donations, by fostering a more robust and reliable blood collection network.

  4. The grant program’s inclusion in law signals a public health priority. , possibly paving the way for future expansion or increased funding if the need for blood donations grows.

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Fund Local Blood Drives

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Richard Gottfried

Assembly Member · Assembly District 75

History

  1. Referred to rules
  2. Delivered to senate
  3. Passed assembly
  4. Ordered to third reading cal.56
  5. Returned to assembly
  6. Died in senate
  7. Referred to rules
  8. Delivered to senate
  9. Passed assembly
  10. Ordered to third reading rules cal.93
  11. Rules report cal.93
  12. Reported
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  1. Reported referred to rules
  2. Reported referred to ways and means
  3. Referred to health

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S3739Senate

Fund Local Blood Drives

In Senate Committee · Health · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker

Impact 5 · Moderate0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1151

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 14, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, SCHIMMINGER, ORTIZ, JAFFEE, D'URSO, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, CARROLL, COLTON, GALEF, MOSLEY, PERRY, RIVERA, SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of health to make grants to be used for the costs of conducting a local blood donation drive

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 3100 of the public health law is amended to read as follows:

§ 3100. Human blood and its derivatives; collection, processing, storage and distribution; general powers of commissioner. 1. The commissioner is hereby authorized:

(a) to establish, equip, maintain and conduct a suitable program to collect, process, store and distribute human blood, and the various human blood derivatives including special therapeutic and diagnostic serums, which are deemed of value in the treatment of sick and injured persons, and the prevention of certain diseases;

(b) to carry out such educational and research activities as he or she may deem necessary in connection with said program; [and]

(c) to make grants, within amounts appropriated for this purpose, to not-for-profit organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting a local blood donation drive; and

(d) to establish necessary rules and regulations to effect the purpose of this article.

2. The commissioner may conduct such program solely as a state activity, or in cooperation with such institutions, hospitals or municipal corporations as he or she may select, on such terms as may be agreed upon.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD03361-01-9

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