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- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.45
- Referred to transportation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 55–0
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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.52
- Referred to transportation
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In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Michael Benedetto
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1523
Title of bill
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
Purpose
This legislation authorizes and directs the New York State Department of Health to study potential health hazards from exposure to radio frequency energy emitted from cellular telephone towers.
Summary of provisions
Requires the Department of Health to study potential health hazards from exposure to radio frequency energy emitted from cellular telephone towers. The Department is required to report within one year from the effective date of this legislation to the Governor and Legislature its' findings, conclusions and legislative proposals.
Justification
The towers needed to facilitate cell phone communication have caused a great deal of concern. There are numerous stories detailing the potential negative effects of exposure to the electromagnetic radiation produced by cellular towers and facilities. To date, the New York Department of Health has not performed a study on the possible long and short term effects of radio frequency energy.
This legislation charges the Department to perform a study of the effects and report back to the Legislature and the Governor on its' findings, conclusions and legislative proposals
Legislative history
S.954 of 2011/12 (Senate Health Committee).
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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