Bill Text: NY A04644 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the attorney general to enforce the provisions of the public health law and its rules and regulations in the name of the people of the state of New York.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to health [A04644 Detail]
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4644
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 7, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
attorney general to enforce the provisions of such law and the rules
and regulations adopted pursuant thereto
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 section
2 13-a to read as follows:
3 S 13-A. POWERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION
4 OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, UPON HIS OR HER
5 OWN INITIATIVE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO, IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF
6 THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE
7 RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT THERETO BY COMMENCING A
8 SPECIAL PROCEEDING IN A COURT HAVING JURISDICTION.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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