Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 31, 2013 |
signed chap.179 |
Jul 19, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 21, 2013 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.662 substituted for s1987a |
Jun 21, 2013 |
substituted by a1115a |
Jun 03, 2013 |
amended on third reading 1987a |
May 23, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
May 22, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
May 21, 2013 |
1st report cal.662 |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1987
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A1115 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
2013-S1987 - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1399-o, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S7527
2013-S1987 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1987 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smoking on hospital grounds and residential health care facilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to prohib- it smoking on the campus grounds and within fifteen feet of the property lines of general hospitals, residential health care facilities and other health care facilities licensed by the state in which persons reside. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends public health law section 1399-0 to add a new paragraph b to subsection 2 of that section Prohibiting smoking in outdoor areas of hospital grounds, and within fifteen feet of such grounds or entrance or exit of such facilities. This section also amends subsection 2 of such section to include paragraphs "a" and "b". Section two of the bill sets forth the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The facts are clear, secondhand smoke kills. Nationwide, it has been linked to over 46,000 deaths annually from heart disease and 3,600 deaths from lung cancer in nonsmokers. Additionally, secondhand smoke is responsible for lung infections and ear infections in children, as well as exacerbation of childhood asthma and hospitalizations related to all of these maladies.
2013-S1987 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1987 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- 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 on hospital grounds and residential health care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1399-o of the public health law, as added by chapter 389 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2. Smoking shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke in the following outdoor areas: A. ticketing, boarding or platform areas of railroad stations operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries. B. ON THE GROUNDS OF 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, WITHIN FIFTEEN FEET OF A BUILDING ENTRANCE OR EXIT OR WITHIN FIFTEEN FEET OF THE ENTRANCE TO OR EXIT FROM THE GROUNDS OF ANY SUCH GENERAL HOSPITAL, RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY OR OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITY LICENSED BY THE STATE IN WHICH PERSONS RESIDE. 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. LBD02673-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
2013-S1987A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1399-o, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S7527
2013-S1987A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1987A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smoking on hospital grounds and residential health care facilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit smoking on the campus grounds and within 15 feet of the property lines of hospitals and residential health care facilities. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends Section 1399-o of the Public Health Law to prohibit smoking outdoors on the grounds of hospitals and residential health care facilities, including within 15 feet of a building entrance or exit or within 15 feet of the entrance to or exit from the grounds. However, residential health care facilities may allow patients or guests of patients to smoke outdoors in a separate area on the grounds designated as a smoking area by the facility. Section two of the bill sets forth the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The facts are clear, secondhand smoke kills, Nationwide, it has been linked to over 46,000 deaths annually from heart disease and 3,600 deaths from lung cancer in nonsmokers. Additionally, secondhand smoke is responsible for lung infections and ear infections in children, as well as exacerbation of childhood
2013-S1987A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1987--A Cal. No. 662 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MARTINS, AVELLA, FUSCHILLO, RANZENHOFER, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- 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 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smok- ing on hospital grounds and residential health care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1399-o of the public health law, as added by chapter 389 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2. Smoking shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke in the following outdoor areas: A. ticketing, boarding or platform areas of railroad stations operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries. B. ON THE GROUNDS OF GENERAL HOSPITALS AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER, WITHIN FIFTEEN FEET OF A BUILDING ENTRANCE OR EXIT OR WITHIN FIFTEEN FEET OF THE ENTRANCE TO OR EXIT FROM THE GROUNDS OF ANY SUCH GENERAL HOSPITAL OR RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY. THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT SMOKING BY A PATIENT OR A VISITOR OR GUEST OF A PATIENT OF A RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN A SEPARATE AREA ON THE GROUNDS DESIGNATED AS A SMOKING AREA BY THE RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY, PROVIDED SUCH DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA IS NOT WITHIN THIRTY FEET OF ANY BUILDING STRUC- TURE (OTHER THAN A NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA), INCLUDING ANY OVERHANG, CANOPY, AWNING, ENTRANCE, EXIT, WINDOW, INTAKE OR EXHAUST. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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