Bill Text: NY A02278 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the secretary of state to publish a comprehensive list of all state sponsored novel virus related programs and resources available to consumers, student loan debtors, senior citizens, small businesses, renters and homeowners on the department of state website.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A02278 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A02278-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2278

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 25, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMON,  BURDICK,  STERN,  LUPARDO, ZINERMAN,
          SEAWRIGHT,  DeSTEFANO,  KELLES,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  TAGUE,   MAGNARELLI,
          SANTABARBARA,  SAYEGH  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
          Governmental Operations

        AN ACT relating to providing public awareness of  novel  virus  programs
          and  resources;  and  providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
          expiration thereof

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

     1    Section  1.  1.  No  later than sixty days after the effective date of
     2  this act, the secretary of state shall begin publishing a  comprehensive
     3  list  of  all  novel  virus  related programs and resources available to
     4  consumers, student loan  debtors,  senior  citizens,  small  businesses,
     5  renters and homeowners, which are implemented at the state level. There-
     6  after,  when  a  new  state-supported  novel  virus  related resource or
     7  program becomes available, the information required by this act  regard-
     8  ing  that program or resource shall be posted on the department of state
     9  website no later than seven days  after  it  becomes  available.    Such
    10  information,  including a summary or description of each such program or
    11  resource, shall be made available on a single webpage and shall  provide
    12  a  link to the internet site for each such program or resource if avail-
    13  able.
    14    2. For purposes of this act, "novel virus" means a virus or  bacterial
    15  strain that has not been previously identified in humans.
    16    §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
    17  31, 2026 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
    18  repealed.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02996-02-3