What's happening
This bill directs the New York State Department of Health to study and address high asthma rates in Brooklyn, identifying causes and proposing solutions.
Why it matters
Targets health disparities. By requiring analysis of asthma rates in relation to income, race, ethnicity, and housing type, the bill aims to uncover and address environmental justice and health equity issues specific to Brooklyn.
Focuses on environmental contributors. The mandate to assess proximity to major air pollution sources (like busy roadways and waste facilities) could identify actionable links between local environmental factors and asthma rates, potentially driving broader anti-pollution efforts.
Evaluates healthcare effectiveness. By including an evaluation of existing medical facilities’ effectiveness, the bill could identify gaps in care or resources, leading to stronger community health infrastructure and targeted interventions for vulnerable populations.
Sets a clear timeline for action. The bill’s requirements for completion of the study and delivery of a remedial plan within strict deadlines create accountability and urgency, increasing the likelihood of timely improvements in public health outcomes.
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Study Brooklyn Asthma Rates
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
6 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Substituted by S5770
- Rules report cal.126
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to health
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Study Brooklyn Asthma Rates
Vetoed · Sponsor Jesse Hamilton
Full text
1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗
STATE OF NEW YORK
947
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 10, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, MOSLEY, PEOPLES-STOKES, ORTIZ -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to direct the New York state department of health to conduct a study on the high incidence of asthma and related pulmonary disorders in the borough of Brooklyn in the city of New York and to prepare a remedial plan
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The commissioner of the New York state department of health is hereby authorized and directed to prepare or have prepared a study of and a remedial plan for the high incidence of asthma and related pulmonary disorders in the borough of Brooklyn in the city of New York. Such study shall include an analysis of high risk neighborhoods examining disparities in: income, race and ethnicity, public and private housing, proximity to major sources of air pollution, including, but not limited to, highly trafficked roadways and solid waste processing facilities, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of existing medical facilities.
§ 2. Such study and remedial plan shall be completed within twelve months of the effective date of this act.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law and the results of such study and the remedial plan shall be provided to the governor and the legislature no later than eighteen months from the beginning of such study.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00791-01-7
Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.