Senate Bill S1172

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the department of health to study potential health hazards from exposure to radio frequency energy emitted from cellular telephone towers

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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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2017-S1172 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S574
2011-2012: S954
2013-2014: S1523
2015-2016: S409

2017-S1172 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of health to study potential health hazards from exposure to radio frequency energy emitted from cellular telephone towers and facilities.

2017-S1172 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1172 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1172
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the department of health
   to study potential health hazards from  exposure  to  radio  frequency
   energy emitted from cellular telephone towers and facilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The department of health shall study, examine, evaluate and
 make recommendations concerning potential health hazards resulting  from
 exposure  to radio frequency energy emitted by cellular telephone towers
 and facilities. Such department shall report the  findings,  conclusions
 and recommendations of such study to the governor and the legislature on
 or  before  one  year  after  the  effective date of this act, and shall
 submit with its report such legislative proposals as it deems  necessary
 to implement its recommendations.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05822-01-7

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