Assembly Bill A6416

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a study on the impacts of electric vehicles on personal medical devices

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A6416 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Health, Commissioner of

2023-A6416 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health and the president of the New York state energy research and development authority (NYSERDA) to study and make recommendations on the impacts of electric vehicles on personal medical devices.

2023-A6416 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6416
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of health and the pres-
   ident  of the New York state energy research and development authority
   to conduct a study on the impacts of  electric  vehicles  on  personal
   medical devices

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of health and the  president  of  the  New
 York state energy research and development authority (NYSERDA) are here-
 by directed to study and make recommendations on the impacts of electric
 vehicles on personal medical devices.
   § 2. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a) analysis of the effect of the proximity to electrical power sourc-
 es in vehicles on medical devices, including but not limited to, cardiac
 implantable electronic devices; and
   (b)  analysis  of  electric  vehicles and electromagnetic interference
 (EMI) with medical devices, including, but not  limited  to,  pacemakers
 and defibrillators;
   § 3. Within one year after the effective date of this act, the commis-
 sioner  of  health and the president of NYSERDA shall submit a report of
 the findings and recommendations pursuant to this act to  the  governor,
 the  temporary  president  of  the  senate,  the  minority leader of the
 senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of  the  assem-
 bly,  and  the  chairs  and  ranking  members of the senate and assembly
 committees on health and shall post such report  on  the  department  of
 health's website and NYSERDA's website.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10452-01-3

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