Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 26, 2015 |
signed chap.379 |
Oct 14, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
May 28, 2015 |
returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s3687 |
May 19, 2015 |
referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 14, 2015 |
advanced to third reading cal.374 |
May 12, 2015 |
reported |
Apr 28, 2015 |
reported referred to codes |
Mar 11, 2015 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A6062
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GUNTHER
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Earlene Hooper
Phil Steck
David Buchwald
multi-Sponsors
Janet Duprey
N. Nick Perry
Rebecca Seawright
2015-A6062 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3687
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3343-b, Pub Health L
2015-A6062 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6062 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 11, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the safe disposal of unused controlled substances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3343-b of the public health law, as amended by chapter 343 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: S 3343-b. Safe disposal of unused controlled substances. 1. The department shall [establish] OVERSEE a program for the safe disposal of unused controlled substances by consumers in accordance with federal law. [The program shall permit individual] INDIVIDUAL members of the public SHALL BE AUTHORIZED to voluntarily surrender controlled substances listed on schedule II, III, IV or V of section thirty-three hundred six of this article in a secure manner, without identifying themselves [, and]. SAFE DISPOSAL METHODS shall be publicized consistent with the prescription pain medication awareness program established pursuant to section thirty-three hundred nine-a of this article. 2. The surrender of a controlled substance pursuant to [the program established pursuant to] this section shall not constitute the possession, transfer or sale of such controlled substance for purposes of this article or the penal law. 3. [In developing such program, the department shall consider the following: appropriate sites for disposal throughout the state; the role of law enforcement and federal authorities, as appropriate; and the manner in which potential costs to localities or to the state will be addressed.] Disposal sites shall be operated by law enforcement agencies [and], pharmacies AND OTHER FEDERAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS on a voluntary basis [in collaboration with the department]. Nothing in this section shall require any political subdi- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09189-02-5
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