New York A 4916: Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license amended with a veteran notation

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A04916 Summary:

BILL NOA04916 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07617

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SPONSORRosenthal (MS)

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COSPNSRPeoples-Stokes, Paulin, Carroll R, Simon, Epstein, Cruz, Gallagher, Steck, Gonzalez-Rojas, Glick,
 Forrest, Meeks, Kelles, Burdick, Hevesi, Mitaynes, Lavine, Clark, Taylor, Bichotte Hermelyn,
 Weprin, Seawright, Walker, Alvarez, Cunningham, Simone, Shrestha, Stirpe, Zinerman, Reyes,
 Benedetto, Levenberg, Bores, Davila, Tapia, Raga, Moreno

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MLTSPNSRLupardo

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Add Art 33-C §§3399 - 3399-e, Pub Health L

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Enacts the safer consumption services act which provides for the establishment of a program to provide safe injection sites.

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BILL NOA04916 

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02/10/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4916

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, PEOPLES-STOKES, PAULIN, R. CARROLL,
 SIMON, EPSTEIN, CRUZ, GALLAGHER, STECK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, GLICK, MAMDA-
 NI, FORREST, MEEKS, KELLES, BURDICK, HEVESI, MITAYNES, LAVINE, CLARK,
 TAYLOR, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, WEPRIN, SEAWRIGHT, WALKER, ALVAREZ,
 CUNNINGHAM, SIMONE, SHRESTHA, STIRPE, ZINERMAN, REYES, BENEDETTO,
 LEVENBERG, BORES, DAVILA, TAPIA, RAGA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
 A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the safer
 consumption services act

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new article
 2 33-C to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 33-C
 4 SAFER CONSUMPTION SERVICES ACT
 5 Section 3399. Short title.
 6 3399-a. Definitions.
 7 3399-b. Program approval.
 8 3399-c. Designation.
 9 3399-d. Reporting.
 10 3399-e. Immunity provided.
 11 § 3399. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
 12 "safer consumption services act".
 13 § 3399-a. Definitions. As used in this article:
 14 1. "Program" means an overdose prevention center program established
 15 pursuant to this article.
 16 2. "Entity" means any community-based organization that is an author-
 17 ized syringe exchange program in accordance with the regulations of the
 18 department which provides educational, health, harm reduction, housing,
 19 or social services and any hospital, medical clinic or office, health

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02284-01-5

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 1 center, nursing care facility, mental health facility, or other similar
 2 entity that provides medical care.
 3 3. "Participant" means an individual who seeks to utilize, utilizes,
 4 or has used a program established pursuant to this article.
 5 § 3399-b. Program approval. 1. Notwithstanding any other statute, law
 6 or rule to the contrary, the department may approve an entity to operate
 7 a program in one or more jurisdictions upon satisfaction of the require-
 8 ments set forth in subdivision two of this section. The department shall
 9 establish standards for program approval and training and may promulgate
 10 such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
 11 (a) The department shall approve or deny an application under this
 12 section within forty-five days of the day of receipt of the application
 13 and provide a written explanation of such determination.
 14 (b) An entity may make an application under this section at any time,
 15 regardless of previous applications.
 16 2. The department may approve an entity to operate a program pursuant
 17 to this article, upon submission of an application that demonstrates the
 18 entity will, at a minimum:
 19 (a) provide a hygienic space where participants may consume their
 20 preobtained drugs that is separate from the space in which the provider
 21 performs other services;
 22 (b) provide adequate staffing by healthcare professionals or other
 23 trained staff;
 24 (c) provide sterile injection and other consumption supplies, coll