New York S 8487: Relates to establishing a Legionnaires' disease awareness and education program

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S08487 Summary:

BILL NOS08487A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09054-A

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSRFERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, PERSAUD, SALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §207, Pub Health L

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Establishes a Legionnaires' disease awareness and education program on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Legionnaires' disease.

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BILL NOS08487A

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08/22/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

05/04/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

05/04/2026PRINT NUMBER 8487A

05/12/20261ST REPORT CAL.1099

05/13/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/14/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

06/02/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/02/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8487--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 August 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, PERSAUD, SALA-
 ZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
 ted to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a
 Legionnaires' disease awareness and education program

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
 3 (t) For those at risk for Legionnaires' disease, information and
 4 educational materials on the risks of Legionnaires' disease, symptoms of
 5 Legionnaires' disease, preventative measures and available treatments,
 6 including special consideration for seniors and vulnerable populations.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 8 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 9 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 10 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 11 completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13650-02-6

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