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Assembly Bill A4511

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-A4511 (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
2015-2016: A8330

2017-A4511 (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.

2017-A4511 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4511
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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:
   §  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-ONE, THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 CLASSIFY  ALL  PUBLIC  HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS  AS SMOKE-FREE BUILDINGS.
 SMOKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN AND ON THE GROUNDS OF ALL PUBLIC  HOUSING
 ACCOMMODATIONS ON AND AFTER SUCH DATE.
   5.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM SMOKING SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE SMOKING OR USE OF: (A) CIGARETTES, CIGARS,  PIPES
 OR  ANY  OTHER HANDHELD DEVICE USED FOR THE SMOKING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS;
 AND (B) ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES,  E-CIGARETTES,  ANY  ELECTRONIC  NICOTINE
 DELIVERY SYSTEM OR ANY OTHER HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT VAPORIZES A
 FLAVORED LIQUID.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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