Assembly Bill A26

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A26 (ACTIVE) - Details

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
2013-2014: A495
2015-2016: A35
2019-2020: A353
2021-2022: A445
2023-2024: A171

2017-A26 (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.

2017-A26 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    26
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, GALEF, ABINANTI, CRESPO, ENGLE-
   BRIGHT, JAFFEE, TITUS, WEPRIN, PERRY -- 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 condominium bylaws,
 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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