Assembly Bill A4838

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for the authority of the department of health to engage in or support research on the health effects of artificial night light

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A4838 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5769
2011-2012: A1833
2013-2014: A263
2015-2016: A572
2017-2018: A3519
2019-2020: A2960
2021-2022: A3712
2025-2026: A1868

2023-A4838 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for authority of the department of health to engage in or support research on the health effects of artificial night light.

2023-A4838 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4838
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. COOK, GLICK, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to research relating
   to the health effects of artificial night light

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 201 of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
   (T) ENGAGE IN AND/OR SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ARTI-
 FICIAL NIGHT LIGHT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RESEARCH  ON  INDICATORS
 THAT  EXPOSURE  TO  LIGHT  AT NIGHT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCREASED
 RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER BY  SUPPRESSING  THE  NORMAL  NOCTURNAL
 PRODUCTION OF MELATONIN BY THE PINEAL GLAND, WITHIN FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE
 FOR  SUCH  PURPOSES  INCLUDING RESEARCH FUNDS FROM NON-STATE, PUBLIC AND
 PRIVATE SOURCES;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01320-01-3

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