Senate Bill S3461

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits smoking in outdoor areas of ticketing, boarding or platform areas of railroad stations operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 15, 2011	signed chap.389
Aug 05, 2011	delivered to governor
Jun 16, 2011	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.387 substituted for s3461c
Jun 16, 2011	substituted by a5516c
May 25, 2011	amended on third reading 3461c
May 04, 2011	amended on third reading (t) 3461b
May 02, 2011	advanced to third reading
Apr 13, 2011	2nd report cal.
Apr 12, 2011	1st report cal.387
Apr 07, 2011	print number 3461a
Apr 07, 2011	amend (t) and recommit to health
Feb 23, 2011	referred to health

Votes

- Jun 16, 2011 - Floor Vote
  A5516
  
  Aye
  
  61
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 16, 2011
      
      aye (61)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      nay (1)
      
      Saland
  Apr 12, 2011 - Health Committee Vote
  S3461
  
  Aye
  
  15
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  1
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Health Committee Vote: Apr 12, 2011
      
      aye (15)
      
      Adams
      
      Ball
      
      Farley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Hannon
      
      Larkin
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Rivera
      
      Seward
      
      Smith
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Young
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Duane
      
      excused (1)
      
      Kruger

Bill Amendments

Original

C (Active)

co-Sponsors

2011-S3461 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5516
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1399-o, Pub Health L

2011-S3461 - Summary

Prohibits smoking in outdoor areas of ticketing, boarding, or platform areas of railroad stations operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries.

2011-S3461 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3461 - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 3461                                                  A. 5516

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sens. FUSCHILLO, CARLUCCI, OPPENHEIMER --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Health

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting  smok-
  ing on waiting and platform areas of transportation terminals

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

  Section 1. Section 1399-o of the public  health  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 13 of the laws of 2003, subdivision 13 as amended by chapter 154
of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S  1399-o. Smoking restrictions. 1. Smoking shall not be permitted and
no person shall smoke in the following indoor areas:
  [1.] A. places of employment;
  [2.] B. bars;
  [3.] C. food service establishments, except as provided in subdivision
six of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-q of this article;
  [4.] D. enclosed indoor areas open to the public containing a swimming
pool;
  [5.] E. public means of mass transportation, including subways, under-
ground subway stations, and when occupied by  passengers,  buses,  vans,
taxicabs and limousines;
  [6.] F. ticketing, boarding and waiting areas in public transportation
terminals;
  [7.]  G.  youth  centers  and  facilities  for detention as defined in
sections five hundred twenty-seven-a and five hundred three of the exec-
utive law;
  [8.] H. any facility that provides child care services as  defined  in
section  four  hundred  ten-p  of the social services law, provided that

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08693-02-1

S. 3461                             2                            A. 5516

such services provided in a private home are excluded from this subdivi-
sion when children enrolled in such day care are not present;
  [9.]  I.  child  day  care centers as defined in section three hundred
ninety of the social services law and child day care centers licensed by
the city of New York;
  [10.] J. group homes for children as defined in section three  hundred
seventy-one of the social services law;
  [11.]  K. public institutions for children as defined in section three
hundred seventy-one of the social services law;
  [12.] L. residential treatment facilities for children  and  youth  as
defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law;
  [13.]  M.  all  public  and  private  colleges, universities and other
educational and vocational institutions,  including  dormitories,  resi-
dence  halls,  and  other group residential facilities that are owned or
operated by such colleges, universities and other educational and  voca-
tional  institutions,  except that these restrictions shall not apply in
any off-campus residential unit occupied by a person who is not enrolled
as an undergraduate student in such college, university or other  educa-
tional or vocational institution;
  [14.]  N.  general hospitals and residential health care facilities as
defined in article twenty-eight of this chapter, and other  health  care
facilities  licensed  by  the  state  in which persons reside; provided,
however, that the provisions of  this  subdivision  shall  not  prohibit
smoking  by  patients  in  separate enclosed rooms of residential health
care facilities, adult care facilities established  or  certified  under
title  two of article seven of the social services law, community mental
health residences established under section 41.44 of the mental  hygiene
law,  or facilities where day treatment programs are provided, which are
designated as smoking rooms for patients of such facilities or programs;
  [15.] O. commercial establishments used for the purpose of carrying on
or exercising any trade, profession, vocation or charitable activity;
  [16.] P. indoor arenas;
  [17.] Q. zoos; and
  [18.] R. bingo facilities.
  2. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON  SHALL  SMOKE  IN  THE
FOLLOWING  OUTDOOR AREAS: TICKETING, BOARDING, WAITING OR PLATFORM AREAS
OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2011-S3461A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5516
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1399-o, Pub Health L

2011-S3461A - Summary

Prohibits smoking in outdoor areas of ticketing, boarding, or platform areas of railroad stations operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries.

2011-S3461A - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3461A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smoking on
waiting and platform areas of
metropolitan transportation authority operated railroad
transportation terminals

PURPOSE:
Prohibits smoking in outdoor areas of ticketing, boarding,
waiting or platform areas of Metropolitan Transportation Authority
operated railroad transportation terminals.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends 1399-o of the public health
law by adding subsection 2 to prohibit smoking in certain outdoor
areas.

Section 2 is the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Secondhand smoke is known to be extremely dangerous. In
fact in the United States alone, each year second hand smoke is
responsible for: an estimated 46,000 deaths from heart disease in
non-smokers who live with smokers, about 3,400 lung cancer deaths in

non-smoking adults, other breathing problems in non-smokers,
including coughing, mucus, chest discomfort, and reduced lung
function, 150,000 to 300,000 lung infections (such as pneumonia and
bronchitis) in children younger than 18 months of age, which result
in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations annually, increases in the number
and severity of asthma attacks in about 200,000 to 1 million children
who have asthma and more than 750,000 middle ear infections in
children.

Expanding the smoking ban to outdoor areas of Metropolitan
Transportation Authority operated railroad transportation terminals
will help protect mass transit riders from exposure to second hand
smoke. It is not uncommon to see riders on these platforms move away
from individuals who are smoking so as to not expose themselves to
harmful second hand smoke. It is important to note that currently
smoking is banned on all subway platforms in New York city, as well
as on platforms in New Jersey.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after
it shall have become law.

2011-S3461A - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 3461--A                                            A. 5516--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. FUSCHILLO, ADAMS, CARLUCCI, OPPENHEIM-
  ER, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be
  committed  to  the  Committee  on Health -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JAFFEE,  ORTIZ, P. RIVERA,
  N. RIVERA, DINOWITZ, CAMARA, GABRYSZAK, WEPRIN --  Multi-Sponsored  by
  --  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI,  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smok-
  ing on waiting  and  platform  areas  of  metropolitan  transportation
  authority operated railroad transportation terminals

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

  Section 1. Section 1399-o of the public  health  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 13 of the laws of 2003, subdivision 13 as amended by chapter 154
of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S  1399-o. Smoking restrictions. 1. Smoking shall not be permitted and
no person shall smoke in the following indoor areas:
  [1.] A. places of employment;
  [2.] B. bars;
  [3.] C. food service establishments, except as provided in subdivision
six of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-q of this article;
  [4.] D. enclosed indoor areas open to the public containing a swimming
pool;
  [5.] E. public means of mass transportation, including subways, under-
ground subway stations, and when occupied by  passengers,  buses,  vans,
taxicabs and limousines;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08693-04-1

S. 3461--A                          2                         A. 5516--A

  [6.] F. ticketing, boarding and waiting areas in public transportation
terminals;
  [7.]  G.  youth  centers  and  facilities  for detention as defined in
sections five hundred twenty-seven-a and five hundred three of the exec-
utive law;
  [8.] H. any facility that provides child care services as  defined  in
section  four  hundred  ten-p  of the social services law, provided that
such services provided in a private home are excluded from this subdivi-
sion when children enrolled in such day care are not present;
  [9.] I. child day care centers as defined  in  section  three  hundred
ninety of the social services law and child day care centers licensed by
the city of New York;
  [10.]  J. group homes for children as defined in section three hundred
seventy-one of the social services law;
  [11.] K. public institutions for children as defined in section  three
hundred seventy-one of the social services law;
  [12.]  L.  residential  treatment facilities for children and youth as
defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law;
  [13.] M. all public  and  private  colleges,  universities  and  other
educational  and  vocational  institutions, including dormitories, resi-
dence halls, and other group residential facilities that  are  owned  or
operated  by such colleges, universities and other educational and voca-
tional institutions, except that these restrictions shall not  apply  in
any off-campus residential unit occupied by a person who is not enrolled
as  an undergraduate student in such college, university or other educa-
tional or vocational institution;
  [14.] N. general hospitals and residential health care  facilities  as
defined  in  article twenty-eight of this chapter, and other health care
facilities licensed by the state  in  which  persons  reside;  provided,
however,  that  the  provisions  of  this subdivision shall not prohibit
smoking by patients in separate enclosed  rooms  of  residential  health
care  facilities,  adult  care facilities established or certified under
title two of article seven of the social services law, community  mental
health  residences established under section 41.44 of the mental hygiene
law, or facilities where day treatment programs are provided, which  are
designated as smoking rooms for patients of such facilities or programs;
  [15.] O. commercial establishments used for the purpose of carrying on
or exercising any trade, profession, vocation or charitable activity;
  [16.] P. indoor arenas;
  [17.] Q. zoos; and
  [18.] R. bingo facilities.
  2.  SMOKING  SHALL  NOT  BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE IN THE
FOLLOWING OUTDOOR AREAS: TICKETING, BOARDING, WAITING OR PLATFORM  AREAS
OF  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OPERATED RAILROAD TRANSPORTA-
TION TERMINALS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2011-S3461B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5516
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1399-o, Pub Health L

2011-S3461B - Summary

Prohibits smoking in outdoor areas of ticketing, boarding, or platform areas of railroad stations operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries.

2011-S3461B - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3461B

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smoking on
waiting and platform areas of railroad stations operated by the
metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries

PURPOSE:
Prohibits smoking in outdoor areas of ticketing, boarding,
waiting or platform areas of railroad stations operated by the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority or its subsidiaries.,

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends 1399-0 of the public health
law by adding subsection 2 to prohibit smoking in certain outdoor
areas.

Section 2 is the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Secondhand smoke is known to be extremely dangerous. In
fact in the United States alone, each year second hand smoke is
responsible for: an estimated 46,000 deaths from heart disease in
non-smokers who live with smokers, about 3,400 lung cancer deaths in
non-smoking adults, other breathing problems in non-smokers,

including coughing, mucus, chest discomfort, and reduced lung
function, 150,000 to 300,000 lung infections (such as pneumonia and
bronchitis) in children younger than 18 months of age, which result
in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations annually, increases in the number
and severity of asthma attacks in about 200,000 to 1 million children
who have asthma and more than 750,000 middle ear infections in
children.

Expanding the smoking ban to outdoor areas of Metropolitan
Transportation Authority operated railroad stations will help protect
mass transit riders from exposure to second hand smoke. It is not
uncommon to see riders on these platforms move away from individuals
who are smoking so as to not expose themselves to harmful second hand
smoke. It is important to note that currently smoking is banned on
all subway platforms in New York city, as well as on platforms in New
Jersey.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after
it shall have become law.

2011-S3461B - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 3461--B                                            A. 5516--B
    Cal. No. 387

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. FUSCHILLO, ADAMS, CARLUCCI, OPPENHEIM-
  ER, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be
  committed  to  the  Committee  on Health -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee  --  reported  favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
  second report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JAFFEE,  ORTIZ, P. RIVERA,
  N. RIVERA, DINOWITZ, CAMARA, GABRYSZAK, WEPRIN --  Multi-Sponsored  by
  --  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI,  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and
  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smok-
  ing on waiting and platform areas of railroad stations operated by the
  metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries

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

  Section  1.  Section  1399-o  of  the public health law, as amended by
chapter 13 of the laws of 2003, subdivision 13 as amended by chapter 154
of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S 1399-o. Smoking restrictions. 1. Smoking shall not be permitted  and
no person shall smoke in the following indoor areas:
  [1.] A. places of employment;
  [2.] B. bars;
  [3.] C. food service establishments, except as provided in subdivision
six of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-q of this article;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08693-05-1

S. 3461--B                          2                         A. 5516--B

  [4.] D. enclosed indoor areas open to the public containing a swimming
pool;
  [5.] E. public means of mass transportation, including subways, under-
ground  subway  stations,  and when occupied by passengers, buses, vans,
taxicabs and limousines;
  [6.] F. ticketing, boarding and waiting areas in public transportation
terminals;
  [7.] G. youth centers and  facilities  for  detention  as  defined  in
sections five hundred twenty-seven-a and five hundred three of the exec-
utive law;
  [8.]  H.  any facility that provides child care services as defined in
section four hundred ten-p of the social  services  law,  provided  that
such services provided in a private home are excluded from this subdivi-
sion when children enrolled in such day care are not present;
  [9.]  I.  child  day  care centers as defined in section three hundred
ninety of the social services law and child day care centers licensed by
the city of New York;
  [10.] J. group homes for children as defined in section three  hundred
seventy-one of the social services law;
  [11.]  K. public institutions for children as defined in section three
hundred seventy-one of the social services law;
  [12.] L. residential treatment facilities for children  and  youth  as
defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law;
  [13.]  M.  all  public  and  private  colleges, universities and other
educational and vocational institutions,  including  dormitories,  resi-
dence  halls,  and  other group residential facilities that are owned or
operated by such colleges, universities and other educational and  voca-
tional  institutions,  except that these restrictions shall not apply in
any off-campus residential unit occupied by a person who is not enrolled
as an undergraduate student in such college, university or other  educa-
tional or vocational institution;
  [14.]  N.  general hospitals and residential health care facilities as
defined in article twenty-eight of this chapter, and other  health  care
facilities  licensed  by  the  state  in which persons reside; provided,
however, that the provisions of  this  subdivision  shall  not  prohibit
smoking  by  patients  in  separate enclosed rooms of residential health
care facilities, adult care facilities established  or  certified  under
title  two of article seven of the social services law, community mental
health residences established under section 41.44 of the mental  hygiene
law,  or facilities where day treatment programs are provided, which are
designated as smoking rooms for patients of such facilities or programs;
  [15.] O. commercial establishments used for the purpose of carrying on
or exercising any trade, profession, vocation or charitable activity;
  [16.] P. indoor arenas;
  [17.] Q. zoos; and
  [18.] R. bingo facilities.
  2. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON  SHALL  SMOKE  IN  THE
FOLLOWING  OUTDOOR AREAS: TICKETING, BOARDING, WAITING OR PLATFORM AREAS
OF RAILROAD STATIONS OPERATED BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHOR-
ITY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

co-Sponsors

View additional co-sponsors

2011-S3461C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5516
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1399-o, Pub Health L

2011-S3461C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits smoking in outdoor areas of ticketing, boarding, or platform areas of railroad stations operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries.

2011-S3461C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3461C

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smoking on
waiting and platform areas of railroad stations operated by the
metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries

PURPOSE:
Prohibits smoking in outdoor areas of ticketing, boarding,
or platform areas of railroad stations operated by the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority or its subsidiaries.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends 1399-O of the public health
law by adding subsection 2 to prohibit smoking in certain outdoor
areas.

Section 2 Conforming language

Section 3 is the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Secondhand smoke is known to be extremely dangerous. In
fact in the United States alone, each year second hand smoke is
responsible for: an estimated 46,000 deaths from hemi disease in

non-smokers who live with smokers, about 3,400 lung cancer deaths in
non-smoking adults, other breathing problems in non-smokers,
including coughing, mucus, chest discomfort, and reduced lung
function, 150,000 to 300,000 lung infections (such as pneumonia and
bronchitis) in children younger than 18 months of age, which result
in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations annually, increases in the number
and severity of asthma attacks in about 200,000 to 1 million children
who have asthma and more than 750,000 middle ear infections in
children.

Expanding the smoking ban to outdoor areas of Metropolitan
Transportation Authority operated railroad stations will help protect
mass transit riders from exposure to second hand smoke. It is not
uncommon to see riders on these platforms move away from individuals
who are smoking so as to not expose themselves to harmful second hand
smoke. It is important to note that currently smoking is banned on all
subway platforms in New York city, as well as on platforms in New
Jersey.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after
it shall have become law.

2011-S3461C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 3461--C                                            A. 5516--C
    Cal. No. 387

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. FUSCHILLO, ADAMS, CARLUCCI, OPPENHEIM-
  ER, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be
  committed  to  the  Committee  on Health -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee  --  reported  favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
  second report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again
  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
  third reading

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JAFFEE,  ORTIZ, P. RIVERA,
  N. RIVERA, DINOWITZ, CAMARA, GABRYSZAK, WEPRIN, LIFTON --  Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. ABINANTI, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and
  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee  --  again  reported  from said committee with amendments, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting  smok-
  ing on waiting and platform areas of railroad stations operated by the
  metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries

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

  Section 1. Section 1399-o of the public  health  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 13 of the laws of 2003, subdivision 13 as amended by chapter 154
of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S  1399-o. Smoking restrictions. 1. Smoking shall not be permitted and
no person shall smoke in the following indoor areas:
  [1.] A. places of employment;
  [2.] B. bars;

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

                                                           LBD08693-06-1

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  [3.] C. food service establishments, except as provided in subdivision
six of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-q of this article;
  [4.] D. enclosed indoor areas open to the public containing a swimming
pool;
  [5.] E. public means of mass transportation, including subways, under-
ground  subway  stations,  and when occupied by passengers, buses, vans,
taxicabs and limousines;
  [6.] F. ticketing, boarding and waiting areas in public transportation
terminals;
  [7.] G. youth centers and  facilities  for  detention  as  defined  in
sections five hundred twenty-seven-a and five hundred three of the exec-
utive law;
  [8.]  H.  any facility that provides child care services as defined in
section four hundred ten-p of the social  services  law,  provided  that
such services provided in a private home are excluded from this subdivi-
sion when children enrolled in such day care are not present;
  [9.]  I.  child  day  care centers as defined in section three hundred
ninety of the social services law and child day care centers licensed by
the city of New York;
  [10.] J. group homes for children as defined in section three  hundred
seventy-one of the social services law;
  [11.]  K. public institutions for children as defined in section three
hundred seventy-one of the social services law;
  [12.] L. residential treatment facilities for children  and  youth  as
defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law;
  [13.]  M.  all  public  and  private  colleges, universities and other
educational and vocational institutions,  including  dormitories,  resi-
dence  halls,  and  other group residential facilities that are owned or
operated by such colleges, universities and other educational and  voca-
tional  institutions,  except that these restrictions shall not apply in
any off-campus residential unit occupied by a person who is not enrolled
as an undergraduate student in such college, university or other  educa-
tional or vocational institution;
  [14.]  N.  general hospitals and residential health care facilities as
defined in article twenty-eight of this chapter, and other  health  care
facilities  licensed  by  the  state  in which persons reside; provided,
however, that the provisions of  this  subdivision  shall  not  prohibit
smoking  by  patients  in  separate enclosed rooms of residential health
care facilities, adult care facilities established  or  certified  under
title  two of article seven of the social services law, community mental
health residences established under section 41.44 of the mental  hygiene
law,  or facilities where day treatment programs are provided, which are
designated as smoking rooms for patients of such facilities or programs;
  [15.] O. commercial establishments used for the purpose of carrying on
or exercising any trade, profession, vocation or charitable activity;
  [16.] P. indoor arenas;
  [17.] Q. zoos; and
  [18.] R. bingo facilities.
  2. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON  SHALL  SMOKE  IN  THE
FOLLOWING  OUTDOOR AREAS: TICKETING, BOARDING OR PLATFORM AREAS OF RAIL-
ROAD STATIONS OPERATED BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY  OR
ITS SUBSIDIARIES.
  S  2. Section 1399-x of the public health law, as added by chapter 244
of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
  S 1399-x. Rules and regulations.  The commissioner shall  not  promul-
gate  any  rules  or regulations to effectuate the provisions of section

S. 3461--C                          3                         A. 5516--C

thirteen hundred ninety-nine-n, [subdivision six] PARAGRAPH F OF  SUBDI-
VISION  ONE of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-o or subdivision one
of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-p of this article.  The  commis-
sioner  shall not promulgate any rules or regulations that create, limit
or enlarge any smoking restrictions.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

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