BILL NUMBER:A10837
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
prohibiting smoking in correctional facilities
PURPOSE OF THE BILL: This bill will prohibit smoking in New York State
Correctional facilities.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends section 1399-o of
the public health law that adds correctional facilities to the list of
public places that smoking is prohibited. Section two relates to the
effective date.
JUSTIFICATION: Over $300 million is spent each year on health care
services for incarcerated individuals in New York correctional facili-
ties. This bill prevents an unhealthy behavior that exacerbates these
costs. This legislation will also protect the health of the non-smoking
prisoners some of whom have sued the State for second hand smoking
related illnesses. New York City already has a prohibition of smoking in
city correctional facilities; put in place in 2003.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE: None.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10837
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 23, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GABRYSZAK, WEISENBERG, ORTIZ, KOON --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LIFTON -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smok-
ing in correctional facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivisions 17 and 18 of section 1399-o of the public
health law, as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2003, are amended
and a new subdivision 19 is added to read as follows:
17. zoos; [and]
18. bingo facilities[.]; AND
19. CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE
CORRECTION LAW.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16705-01-0
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