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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S1523
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, IP) Senate District
2013-S1523 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S574
2011-2012: S954
2015-2016: S409
2017-2018: S1172
2013-S1523 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1523 TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to authorizing and directing the department of health to study potential health hazards from exposure to radio frequency energy emitted from cellular telephone towers and facilities PURPOSE: This legislation authorizes and directs the New York State Department of Health to study potential health hazards from exposure to radio frequency energy emitted from cellular telephone towers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Requires the Department of Health to study potential health hazards from exposure to radio frequency energy emitted from cellular telephone towers. The Department is required to report within one year from the effective date of this legislation to the Governor and Legislature its' findings, conclusions and legislative proposals. JUSTIFICATION: The towers needed to facilitate cell phone communication have caused a great deal of concern. There are numerous stories detailing the potential negative effects of exposure to the electromagnetic radiation produced by cellular towers and facilities. To date, the New York Department of Health has not performed a study on the possible long and short term effects of radio frequency energy. This legislation charges the Department to perform a study of the
2013-S1523 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1523 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the department of health to study potential health hazards from exposure to radio frequency energy emitted from cellular telephone towers and facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The department of health shall study, examine, evaluate and make recommendations concerning potential health hazards resulting from exposure to radio frequency energy emitted by cellular telephone towers and facilities. Such department shall report the findings, conclusions and recommendations of such study to the governor and the legislature on or before one year after the effective date of this act, and shall submit with its report such legislative proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03277-01-3
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