Assembly Bill A744A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the toxic mold safety and protection act and the toxic mold hazard insurance program; appropriation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A744 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S635
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 48-A Title I §§4850 - 4853 & Title II §§4855 - 4860, Pub Health L; add Art 57 §§5700 - 5722, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A648, S5230
2011-2012: A5845, S3086
2015-2016: A5918

2013-A744 - Summary

Establishes the toxic mold safety and protection act and the toxic mold hazard insurance program; appropriates $250,000 therefor.

2013-A744 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   744

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, LUPARDO, MARKEY, ROBINSON, STEVENSON --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation
  to  enacting the New York toxic mold safety and protection act of 2013
  and making an appropriation therefor

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"the New York toxic mold safety and protection act of 2013".
  S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 48-A  to
read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 48-A
                               TOXIC MOLD
TITLE  I. RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION (SS 4850-4853).
      II. HOUSING  PROVISIONS  FOR  INDOOR  MOLD  HAZARD  PREVENTION AND
           DETECTION (SS 4855-4860).

                                 TITLE I
                      RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
SECTION 4850. DEFINITIONS.
        4851. RESEARCH AND REPORTING.
        4852. STANDARDS  FOR  PREVENTING,  DETECTING,  AND   REMEDIATING
                INDOOR MOLD GROWTH.
        4853. PUBLIC EDUCATION.
  S 4850. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1.  "MOLD"  MEANS  ANY FURRY GROWTH OF MINUTE FUNGI OCCURRING IN MOIST
CONDITIONS.
  2. "TOXIC MOLD" MEANS ANY  INDOOR  MOLD  GROWTH  CAPABLE  OF  CREATING
TOXINS  THAT  CAN  CAUSE  PULMONARY,  RESPIRATORY, NEUROLOGICAL OR OTHER
MAJOR ILLNESSES AFTER MINIMAL EXPOSURE, AS SUCH EXPOSURE IS  DEFINED  BY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2013-A744A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S635
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 48-A Title I §§4850 - 4853 & Title II §§4855 - 4860, Pub Health L; add Art 57 §§5700 - 5722, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A648, S5230
2011-2012: A5845, S3086
2015-2016: A5918

2013-A744A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the toxic mold safety and protection act and the toxic mold hazard insurance program; appropriates $250,000 therefor.

2013-A744A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 744--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, LUPARDO, MARKEY, ROBINSON -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the  Commit-
  tee  on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation
  to enacting the New York toxic mold safety and protection act of  2014
  and making an appropriation therefor

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
"the New York toxic mold safety and protection act of 2014".
  S  2. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 48-A to
read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 48-A
                               TOXIC MOLD
TITLE  I. RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION (SS 4850-4853).
      II. HOUSING PROVISIONS  FOR  INDOOR  MOLD  HAZARD  PREVENTION  AND
           DETECTION (SS 4855-4860).

                                 TITLE I
                      RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
SECTION 4850. DEFINITIONS.
        4851. RESEARCH AND REPORTING.
        4852. STANDARDS   FOR  PREVENTING,  DETECTING,  AND  REMEDIATING
                INDOOR MOLD GROWTH.
        4853. PUBLIC EDUCATION.
  S 4850. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1. "MOLD" MEANS ANY FURRY GROWTH OF MINUTE FUNGI  OCCURRING  IN  MOIST
CONDITIONS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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