BILL NUMBER:  S169

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting
smoking within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or
association library

 PURPOSE :

To prohibit smoking within one hundred feet of entrances or exits of
any public library.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends Section 1399-0 of the public health law is amended by
adding in new subdivision 5 to read as follows:

5. Smoking shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke within one
hundred feet of the entrances, exits or outdoor areas of any public or
association library as defined in subdivision two of section two
hundred fifty-three of the education law; provided, however, that the
provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to smoking in a
residence, or within the real property boundary lines of such
residential real property. The provisions of section thirteen hundred
ninety-nine-p of this article shall not apply to this subdivision.
              

Section 2 This act shall take effect immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This bill seeks to chapter 449 of the of any entrance or schools. This
bill expands protections to the public health created by laws of 2012
which prohibited smoking within 100 feet exit of public or private
elementary, or secondary would expand these protections by placing the
same ban on all public libraries.

The Clean Indoor Air Act, enacted in 2003, banned smoking in all
workplaces across the State. Since 2003, smokers have been forced to
smoke outside and it has been unfortunate to see many smokers
consistently light up within close proximity to the entrances or exits
of buildings, including libraries. This bill would prohibit
individuals from smoking outside the entrances and exits of all public
libraries. This bill seeks to move smokers away from the doorways of
libraries, in order to protect all visitors who, wish to enter and
exit these institutions from unwanted exposure to secondhand smoke.
Libraries are a place where children and others are encouraged to
visit often, and as such smoking shouldn't occur within 100 feet of
the entrances or exits.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
secondhand smoke exposure causes acute lower respiratory infections
such as bronchitis and pneumonia in young children, who visit and
benefit greatly from libraries. Along with respiratory symptoms such
as coughing, wheezing, and breathlessness among school-aged children
and young adults, even brief secondhand smoke exposure can damage
cells in ways that set the cancer process in motion. This legislation
will add to the growing number of places young children and all New
Yorkers can enjoy without being exposed to second hand smoke.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: 56970

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the State.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S169B

SPONSOR: RIVERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smok-
ing within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or associ-
ation library

 
PURPOSE:

To prohibit smoking within one hundred feet of entrances or exits of any
public library.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section I amends Section 1399-o of the public health law is amended by
adding in new subdivision 6 to read as follows:

6. Smoking shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke within one
hundred feet of the entrances, exits or outdoor areas of any public or
              

association library as defined in subdivision two of section two hundred
filly-three of the education law; provided, however, that the provisions
of this subdivision shall not apply to smoking in a residence, or within
the real property boundary lines of such residential real property.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill seeks to expand protections to the public health created by
chapter 449 of the laws of 2012 which prohibited smoking within 100 feet
of any entrance or exit of public or private elementary, or secondary
schools. This bill would expand these protections by placing the same
ban on all public libraries.

The Clean Indoor Air Act, enacted in 2003, banned smoking in all work-
places across the State. Since 2003, smokers have been forced to smoke
outside and it has been unfortunate to see many smokers consistently
light up within close proximity to the entrances or exits of buildings,
including libraries. This bill would prohibit individuals from smoking
outside the entrances and exits of all public libraries. This bill seeks
to move smokers away from the doorways of libraries, in order to protect
all visitors who wish to enter and exit these institutions from unwanted
exposure to secondhand smoke. Libraries are a place where children and
others are encouraged to visit often, and as such smoking shouldn't
occur within 100 feet of the entrances or exits.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, secondhand
smoke exposure causes acute lower respiratory infections such as bron-
chitis and pneumonia in young children, who visit and benefit greatly
from libraries. Along with respiratory symptoms such as coughing, wheez-
ing, and breathlessness among school-aged children and young adults,
even brief secondhand smoke exposure can damage cells in ways that set
the cancer process in motion. This legislation will add to the growing
number of places young children and all New Yorkers can enjoy without
being exposed to second hand smoke.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2016: S6970

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.