Assembly Bill A611

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits possession of e-cigarettes on school grounds

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S750 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A611 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S750
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1399-o, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A7154, S4188

2017-A611 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits use of e-cigarettes on school grounds.

2017-A611 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    611
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL,  GALEF, ABINANTI -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting  e-ci-
   garettes on school grounds
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1399-o of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  A.  USE  OF  AN  ELECTRONIC  CIGARETTE OR E-CIGARETTE SHALL NOT BE
 PERMITTED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF  SECTION
 THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-N OF THIS ARTICLE.
   B. "ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE" OR "E-CIGARETTE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING
 AS IN SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-AA OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01781-01-7

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