Bill Text: NY A00998 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of general services, to conduct a study on the use of solid antimicrobial materials for touch surfaces in the construction of public buildings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-01-12 - REFERRED TO LABOR [A00998 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A00998-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         998--A

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     January 7, 2021
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, STIRPE, GRIFFIN, FRONTUS, GUNTHER,
          WOERNER, HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor --
          reference changed to  the  Committee  on  Governmental  Operations  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT in relation to conducting a study on the use of solid  antimicro-
          bial materials for touch surfaces in the construction of public build-
          ings

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

     1    Section 1. For the purposes of this act,  the  following  terms  shall
     2  have the following meanings:
     3    (a)  "Solid  antimicrobial materials" means solid products or surfaces
     4  that kill or slow  the  spread  of  microorganisms  including  bacteria,
     5  viruses, protozoans and fungi.
     6    (b)  "Touch  surface"  means  any surface or fixture within a building
     7  that a person frequently comes into  contact  with,  including  but  not
     8  limited  to:   door handles, bathroom fixtures, bed rails, handrails and
     9  light switches.
    10    § 2. The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner
    11  of the office of general services, shall conduct a study on the  use  of
    12  solid  antimicrobial materials for touch surfaces in the construction of
    13  public buildings in this state.
    14    § 3. The study shall include, but shall not be limited to, the follow-
    15  ing information:
    16    (a) identification of different types of solid  antimicrobial  materi-
    17  als,  including but not limited to silver and copper, and the effective-
    18  ness of each such  material  in  reducing  the  spread  of  disease  and
    19  infection;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (b)  the  potential  costs,  including the potential cost benefits, if
     2  any, associated with the use of solid antimicrobial materials for  touch
     3  surfaces;
     4    (c)  the  feasibility of using solid antimicrobial materials for touch
     5  surfaces, including an analysis of the market availability of such mate-
     6  rials;
     7    (d) identification of frequently touched surfaces that  could  present
     8  an infection risk; and
     9    (e) recommendations for the type or types of solid antimicrobial mate-
    10  rials to be used for touch surfaces in the construction of public build-
    11  ings in this state.
    12    §  4. The commissioner of health shall submit such study to the gover-
    13  nor, the temporary president of the  senate,  and  the  speaker  of  the
    14  assembly within one year after the effective date of this act.
    15    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.