The Bills
The Bills: 2009
The Healthy, Safe, and Energy Efficient Outdoor Lighting Act (Bill A07281/S02714) has been introduced for the 2009 legislative session. As with past versions, our goal is to show that there is strong support for this bill. For that, we need lots of letters and phone calls.
Please write your Assemblyperson and Senator to urge him or her to get A07281/S02714 to the floor for a vote and then to vote "yes" on the bill. See below for sponsor information.
Click here to locate your representatives.
Use our sample letter or write your own. A handwritten letter is probably best. But a typed letter, fax, or even an email will get a legislator's attention as long as it seems to be an original, individual expression rather than a form letter.
Send copies to these individuals:
Honorable Antoine Thompson (Senate sponsor)
902 Legislative Office Bldg.
Albany, NY 12247
Honorable Linda B. Rosenthal (Assembly sponsor)
821 Legislative Office Bldg.
Albany, NY 12248
Honorable Malcolm A. Smith
Senate Majority Leader
909 Legislative Office Bldg.
Albany, NY 12247
The Honorable David A. Paterson
Governor of New York
State Capitol Bldg.
Albany, NY 12224
| A07281: Summary || Full text |
| Sponsor: |
Rosenthal |
| Co-sponsors: |
Alessi, Englebright, Paulin, Lupardo, Cahill, Brook-Krasny |
| Multi-sponsors: |
Boyland, Brennan, DelMonte, Destito, Dinowitz, Gabryszak, Galef,
Glick, Gottfried, Koon, Lopez V, McEneny, Millman, O'Donnell, Ortiz,
Pheffer, Stirpe, Sweeney, Towns
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| S02714: Summary || Full text |
| Sponsor: |
Thompson |
| Co-sponsors: |
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Further information
Check out the endorsements for the 2008 version this bill, or use the links below to view the bill's summary or full text.
(See our old bills page for archive versions of prior years' bills.)
Other lighting related bills
Assemblywoman Rosenthal has introduced four other lighting-related bills into the Assembly. These are described in the following table. Please ask your Assembly and Senate representatives to support these measures.
| Bill # |
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Title |
| A7276 |
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Amends the Environmental Conservation law to add "the nighttime sky" to the list of issues with which the State, as a matter of policy, should be concerned. |
| A5769 |
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Amends the Public Health law to add "health effects of artificial night light" as a matter on which the State can conduct or support research. |
| A5655 |
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Amends the Energy law by adding elimination of "wasteful artificial night lighting" as a matter to be included in lighting efficiency standards to conserve energy. |
| A5656 |
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Amends the Public Authorities law by adding to NYSERDA's responsibilities the gathering of information on "the availability and use of the most energy efficient and environmentally sensitive outdoor lighting available for public and private uses." |
Prior years' bills information here.
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