Senate Bill S3242

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits any person from smoking at a playground

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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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2009-S3242 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1399-o-1, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4401
2013-2014: S1449
2015-2016: S1998

2009-S3242 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any person from smoking at a playground; provides a definition as to what constitutes a playground.

2009-S3242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3242

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  FLANAGAN,  FUSCHILLO,  MORAHAN  -- 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 prohibiting smok-
  ing at playgrounds

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
1399-o-1 to read as follows:
  S 1399-O-1. SMOKING RESTRICTIONS;  CERTAIN  OUTDOOR  AREAS.    SMOKING
SHALL  NOT  BE  PERMITTED AND NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF
ANY PLAYGROUND. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM  "PLAYGROUND"
MEANS AN IMPROVED AREA DESIGNED, EQUIPPED, AND SET ASIDE FOR PLAY OF SIX
OR  MORE  CHILDREN  WHICH IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE AS AN ATHLETIC PLAYING
FIELD OR ATHLETIC COURT, AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY PLAY  EQUIPMENT,  SURFAC-
ING, FENCING, SIGNS, INTERNAL PATHWAYS, INTERNAL LAND FORMS, VEGETATION,
AND  RELATED STRUCTURES. PLAYGROUNDS OR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED
UPON ONE, TWO AND THREE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY ARE EXEMPT FROM
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01736-02-9


              

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