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Assembly Bill A6288

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits smoking in vehicles in which there is a minor

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2009-A6288 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1399-o, Pub Health L

2009-A6288 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits smoking in vehicles in which there is a minor.

2009-A6288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6288

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MENG -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting  smok-
  ing in vehicles in which there is a minor

  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. IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, WHETHER IN MOTION OR AT REST, IN  WHICH  THERE
IS  A MINOR; PROVIDED THAT A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN INDOOR
AREA FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  REGARDLESS  OF  WHETHER  THE
WINDOWS ARE OPEN OR CLOSED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09607-02-9

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