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Senate Bill S4992

2009-2010 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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2009-S4992 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5769
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง201, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1833
2013-2014: A263
2015-2016: A572
2017-2018: A3519
2019-2020: A2960
2021-2022: A3712
2023-2024: A4838
2025-2026: A1868

2009-S4992 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-S4992 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4992 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4992

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee 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;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05671-01-9

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