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.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6416
SPONSOR: Brown E TITLE OF BILL:
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
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
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.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. The commissioner of health and the president of the New York
state energy research and development authority (NYSERDA) are hereby
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 sources
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.
JUSTIFICATION:
Several automakers have decided to stop putting AM radios in their EVs
because of electrical interference. AM radio stations are getting FM
sites for similar reasons Before NYS pushes us to EVs and before public
transportation goes more EV, we need studies on the effect of proximity
to electrical power sources in vehicles on medical devices.
We do environmental impact studies on everything else so we should take
the time to research the impact on some of our most vulnerable constitu-
ents.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6416
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 6, 2023
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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:
1 Section 1. The commissioner of health and the president of the New
2 York state energy research and development authority (NYSERDA) are here-
3 by directed to study and make recommendations on the impacts of electric
4 vehicles on personal medical devices.
5 § 2. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
6 (a) analysis of the effect of the proximity to electrical power sourc-
7 es in vehicles on medical devices, including but not limited to, cardiac
8 implantable electronic devices; and
9 (b) analysis of electric vehicles and electromagnetic interference
10 (EMI) with medical devices, including, but not limited to, pacemakers
11 and defibrillators;
12 § 3. Within one year after the effective date of this act, the commis-
13 sioner of health and the president of NYSERDA shall submit a report of
14 the findings and recommendations pursuant to this act to the governor,
15 the temporary president of the senate, the minority leader of the
16 senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assem-
17 bly, and the chairs and ranking members of the senate and assembly
18 committees on health and shall post such report on the department of
19 health's website and NYSERDA's website.
20 § 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
