A04838 Summary:

BILL NOA04838
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORRosenthal L (MS)
 
COSPNSRDinowitz
 
MLTSPNSRCook, Glick, Paulin
 
Amd 201, Pub Health L
 
Provides for authority of the department of health to engage in or support research on the health effects of artificial night light.
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A04838 Actions:

BILL NOA04838
 
02/23/2023referred to health
01/03/2024referred to health
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A04838 Committee Votes:

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A04838 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A04838 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4838
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    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:
 
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 201 of the public health law is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
     3    (t) engage in and/or support research into the health effects of arti-
     4  ficial night light including but not limited to research  on  indicators
     5  that  exposure  to  light  at night may be associated with the increased
     6  risk of developing breast cancer by  suppressing  the  normal  nocturnal
     7  production of melatonin by the pineal gland, within funds made available
     8  for  such  purposes  including research funds from non-state, public and
     9  private sources;
    10    § 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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