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Assembly Bill A8330A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting smoking in and on the premises of public housing accommodations

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2015-A8330 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §223-c, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6542
2011-2012: A6097
2013-2014: A5893
2017-2018: A4511

2015-A8330 - Summary

Relates to prohibiting smoking in and on the premises of public housing accommodations; provides that by January 1, 2020, all public housing accommodations shall be classified as smoke-free.

2015-A8330 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8330

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             August 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ, KEARNS, JAFFEE, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.   KOLB, MONTESANO -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to prohibiting smok-
  ing on the premises of public housing units

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

  Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  section
223-c to read as follows:
  S  223-C. PROHIBITION ON SMOKING. 1. SMOKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN OR
ON THE GROUNDS OF ANY PUBLIC HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION  CLASSIFIED  BY  THE
COMMISSIONER  AS  A  SMOKE-FREE  BUILDING. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENSURE
THAT AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT OF  ALL  PUBLIC  HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS  IN
EXISTENCE  AS  OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE CLASSIFIED
AS SMOKE-FREE BUILDINGS.
  2. ANY PUBLIC HOUSING ACCOMMODATION CONSTRUCTED  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS A SMOKE-FREE BUILDING. SMOK-
ING  SHALL  BE PROHIBITED IN AND ON THE GROUNDS OF ANY OF THESE ACCOMMO-
DATIONS.
  3. ANY VACANCIES IN A PUBLIC HOUSING UNIT THAT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED  AS
A  SMOKING  UNIT SHALL BE RECLASSIFIED AS A SMOKE-FREE UNIT PRIOR TO ANY
NEW TENANT TAKING OCCUPANCY. SMOKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN ANY OF THESE
UNITS ON AND AFTER THE DATE OF SUCH NEW OCCUPANCY.
  4. ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CLAS-
SIFY ALL PUBLIC HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS AS SMOKE-FREE BUILDINGS.  SMOKING
SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN AND ON THE GROUNDS OF ALL PUBLIC HOUSING ACCOMMO-
DATIONS ON AND AFTER SUCH DATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04337-01-5

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2015-A8330A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §223-c, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6542
2011-2012: A6097
2013-2014: A5893
2017-2018: A4511

2015-A8330A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting smoking in and on the premises of public housing accommodations; provides that by January 1, 2020, all public housing accommodations shall be classified as smoke-free.

2015-A8330A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8330--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             August 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ, KEARNS, JAFFEE, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.   KOLB, MONTESANO -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee  on  Housing  --  recommitted to the Committee on Housing in
  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to prohibiting smok-
  ing on the premises of public housing units

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

  Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
223-c to read as follows:
  S 223-C. PROHIBITION ON SMOKING. 1. SMOKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN  OR
ON  THE  GROUNDS  OF  ANY PUBLIC HOUSING ACCOMMODATION CLASSIFIED BY THE
COMMISSIONER AS A SMOKE-FREE BUILDING.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ENSURE
THAT  AT  LEAST  FIFTY  PERCENT  OF ALL PUBLIC HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS IN
EXISTENCE AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  CLASSIFIED
AS SMOKE-FREE BUILDINGS.
  2.  ANY  PUBLIC  HOUSING ACCOMMODATION CONSTRUCTED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS A SMOKE-FREE BUILDING. SMOK-
ING SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN AND ON THE GROUNDS OF ANY OF  THESE  ACCOMMO-
DATIONS.
  3.  ANY VACANCIES IN A PUBLIC HOUSING UNIT THAT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS
A SMOKING UNIT SHALL BE RECLASSIFIED AS A SMOKE-FREE UNIT PRIOR  TO  ANY
NEW TENANT TAKING OCCUPANCY. SMOKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN ANY OF THESE
UNITS ON AND AFTER THE DATE OF SUCH NEW OCCUPANCY.
  4. ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CLAS-
SIFY  ALL PUBLIC HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS AS SMOKE-FREE BUILDINGS. SMOKING
SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN AND ON THE GROUNDS OF ALL PUBLIC HOUSING ACCOMMO-
DATIONS ON AND AFTER SUCH DATE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04337-03-6

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