Assembly Bill A495B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires owners of multiple dwelling properties to develop, implement and distribute smoking policies

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A495 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5012
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1399-y, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10498
2015-2016: A35
2017-2018: A26
2019-2020: A353
2021-2022: A445
2023-2024: A171

2013-A495 - Summary

Requires owners of multiple dwelling properties to develop, implement and distribute smoking policies to current and prospective tenants; requires a posted copy of the smoking policy; requires such policy be incorporated into all written and oral leases and contracts for sale; allows the enforcement officer the power to impose a civil penalty for violations.

2013-A495 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   495

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, GALEF, CASTRO, ABINANTI, CLARK,
  CRESPO, ENGLEBRIGHT, JAFFEE, ROBERTS, TITUS, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  owners
  of  multiple  dwelling properties to develop, implement and distribute
  smoking policies

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

  Section  1.  Legislative findings.   Secondhand smoke is produced from
the lighted end of tobacco products and from smoke exhaled from a  smok-
er.  Secondhand smoke is a known carcinogen and exposure to it is linked
to  increased  risk  of  cancer,  respiratory  complications  and  heart
disease.  Any  level of exposure to secondhand smoke is harmful to chil-
dren and adults; it is estimated that 3,400  nonsmoking  adults  die  of
lung cancer and up to one million asthmatic children have worsened asth-
ma  and  asthma-related  problems  each  year  in the United States as a
result of inhaling secondhand smoke.  Private owners and public  housing
authorities may restrict smoking in or on their properties. In buildings
with  multifamily  units,  smoke  can  spread  between units through air
ducts, cracks and elevator shafts and  involuntarily  expose  nonsmoking
tenants.  Secondhand  smoke often cannot be controlled using ventilation
systems, air cleaning,  or  separating  non-smokers  from  smokers.  The
intent  of  this  legislation  is to require owners of multiple dwelling
properties to develop, incorporate into leases and  contracts  of  sale,
and  to  distribute smoking policies to current and prospective tenants.
The bill acts to help nonsmokers protect themselves and  their  families
from secondhand smoke by providing information they can weigh in select-
ing  a  new  residence in a multiple dwelling building and to reduce the
number of conflicts between nonsmokers and smokers.

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

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multi-Sponsors

2013-A495A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5012
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1399-y, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10498
2015-2016: A35
2017-2018: A26
2019-2020: A353
2021-2022: A445
2023-2024: A171

2013-A495A - Summary

Requires owners of multiple dwelling properties to develop, implement and distribute smoking policies to current and prospective tenants; requires a posted copy of the smoking policy; requires such policy be incorporated into all written and oral leases and contracts for sale; allows the enforcement officer the power to impose a civil penalty for violations.

2013-A495A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 495--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, GALEF, ABINANTI, CLARK, CRESPO,
  ENGLEBRIGHT,  JAFFEE,  ROBERTS, TITUS, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Health
  --  reported  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Codes -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  owners
  of  multiple  dwelling properties to develop, implement and distribute
  smoking policies

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

  Section  1.  Legislative findings.   Secondhand smoke is produced from
the lighted end of tobacco products and from smoke exhaled from a  smok-
er.  Secondhand smoke is a known carcinogen and exposure to it is linked
to  increased  risk  of  cancer,  respiratory  complications  and  heart
disease.  Any  level of exposure to secondhand smoke is harmful to chil-
dren and adults; it is estimated that 3,400  nonsmoking  adults  die  of
lung cancer and up to one million asthmatic children have worsened asth-
ma  and  asthma-related  problems  each  year  in the United States as a
result of inhaling secondhand smoke.  Private owners and public  housing
authorities may restrict smoking in or on their properties. In buildings
with  multifamily  units,  smoke  can  spread  between units through air
ducts, cracks and elevator shafts and  involuntarily  expose  nonsmoking
tenants.  Secondhand  smoke often cannot be controlled using ventilation
systems, air cleaning,  or  separating  non-smokers  from  smokers.  The
intent  of  this  legislation  is to require owners of multiple dwelling
properties to develop, incorporate into leases and  contracts  of  sale,
and  to  distribute smoking policies to current and prospective tenants.
The bill acts to help nonsmokers protect themselves and  their  families
from secondhand smoke by providing information they can weigh in select-

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

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A495B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5012
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1399-y, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10498
2015-2016: A35
2017-2018: A26
2019-2020: A353
2021-2022: A445
2023-2024: A171

2013-A495B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires owners of multiple dwelling properties to develop, implement and distribute smoking policies to current and prospective tenants; requires a posted copy of the smoking policy; requires such policy be incorporated into all written and oral leases and contracts for sale; allows the enforcement officer the power to impose a civil penalty for violations.

2013-A495B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 495--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, GALEF, ABINANTI, CLARK, CRESPO,
  ENGLEBRIGHT,  JAFFEE,  ROBERTS, TITUS, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Health
  --  reported  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Codes -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
  ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring owners
  of multiple dwelling properties to develop, implement  and  distribute
  smoking policies

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings.   Secondhand smoke is  produced  from
the  lighted end of tobacco products and from smoke exhaled from a smok-
er. Secondhand smoke is a known carcinogen and exposure to it is  linked
to  increased  risk  of  cancer,  respiratory  complications  and  heart
disease. Any level of exposure to secondhand smoke is harmful  to  chil-
dren  and  adults;  it  is estimated that 3,400 nonsmoking adults die of
lung cancer and up to one million asthmatic children have worsened asth-
ma and asthma-related problems each year  in  the  United  States  as  a
result  of inhaling secondhand smoke.  Private owners and public housing
authorities may restrict smoking in or on their properties. In buildings
with multifamily units, smoke  can  spread  between  units  through  air
ducts,  cracks  and  elevator shafts and involuntarily expose nonsmoking
tenants. Secondhand smoke often cannot be controlled  using  ventilation
systems,  air  cleaning,  or  separating  non-smokers  from smokers. The
intent of this legislation is to require  owners  of  multiple  dwelling
properties  to  develop, incorporate into leases and condominium bylaws,
and to distribute smoking policies to current and  prospective  tenants.
The  bill  acts to help nonsmokers protect themselves and their families

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

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