Bill Text: NY S05731 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 5731 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relates to the safety and security of a research laboratory, and unlawful interference with research laboratory operations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-20 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8109B [S05731 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S05731-Amended.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5731--B
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     June 10, 2013
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       Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
         ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
         Government  Operations  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
         committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
         recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
         ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to unlawful interfer-
         ence with research laboratory operations
         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  506 to read as follows:
    3    S 506. UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE WITH RESEARCH LABORATORY  OPERATIONS.  AN
    4  AGENCY  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  THREE OF SECTION EIGHTY-SIX OF THE
    5  PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW MAY DENY  ACCESS  TO  RECORDS  OR  PORTIONS  THEREOF
    6  CONCERNING  BIOMEDICAL  RESEARCH  OR BIOMEDICAL TEACHING CONDUCTED AT AN
    7  INSTITUTION OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION  AUTHORIZED  BY  THE  STATE  EDUCATION
    8  DEPARTMENT  OR AT AN INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE THAT RECEIVES STATE OR
    9  FEDERAL FUNDING TO CONDUCT SUCH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH OR  SUCH  BIOMEDICAL
   10  TEACHING  THAT,  IF  DISCLOSED, COULD ENDANGER THE LIFE OR SAFETY OF ANY
   11  PERSON OR WOULD BE REASONABLY LIKELY TO ENDANGER THE  SECURITY  OF  SUCH
   12  BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11433-07-4