Assembly Bill A481

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to including electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine within the tobacco use and prevention program

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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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2019-A481 - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1399-ii, Pub Health L; add Art 20-C §492, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11211

2019-A481 - Summary

Relates to including electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine within the tobacco use and prevention program.

2019-A481 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    481
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  the  tobacco  use
   and  prevention  program; and to amend the tax law, in relation to the
   registration of vendors of electronic cigarettes

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1399-ii of the public health law, as added by chap-
 ter 1 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   §  1399-ii.  Tobacco use prevention and control program. 1. To improve
 the health, quality of life, and economic well-being  of  all  New  York
 state  citizens,  there  is  hereby  established within the department a
 comprehensive statewide tobacco use prevention and control program.
   2. The department shall support tobacco  use  prevention  and  control
 activities including, but not limited to:
   (a) Community programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use through local
 involvement and partnerships;
   (b) School-based programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use AND USE OF
 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES;
   (c)  Marketing  and advertising to discourage tobacco AND LIQUID NICO-
 TINE use;
   (d) Tobacco cessation programs for youth and adults;
   (e) Special projects to reduce the disparities in  smoking  prevalence
 among various populations;
   (f)  Restriction of youth access to tobacco products, ELECTRONIC CIGA-
 RETTES AND LIQUID NICOTINE;
   (g) Surveillance of smoking rates; and
   (h) Any other activities determined by the commissioner to  be  neces-
 sary to implement the provisions of this section.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A481A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1399-ii, Pub Health L; add Art 20-C §492, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11211

2019-A481A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to including electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine within the tobacco use and prevention program.

2019-A481A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  481--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL, ZEBROWSKI, BUTTENSCHON, SIMON,
   JACOBSON, SEAWRIGHT, SAYEGH, FAHY, JAFFEE, D'URSO, SMULLEN, GOTTFRIED,
   TAYLOR,  RODRIGUEZ,  GALEF,  GRIFFIN,  ARROYO,  WALCZYK,  LAWRENCE  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. DeSTEFANO, M. L. MILLER, WALSH -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  the  tobacco  use
   and prevention program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1399-ii of the public health law, as added by chap-
 ter 1 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1399-ii. Tobacco use prevention and control program. 1.  To  improve
 the  health,  quality  of  life, and economic well-being of all New York
 state citizens, there is hereby  established  within  the  department  a
 comprehensive statewide tobacco use prevention and control program.
   2.  The  department  shall  support tobacco use prevention and control
 activities including, but not limited to:
   (a) Community programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use through local
 involvement and partnerships;
   (b) School-based programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use AND USE OF
 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES;
   (c) Marketing and advertising to discourage tobacco AND  LIQUID  NICO-
 TINE use;
   (d) Tobacco cessation programs for youth and adults;
   (e)  Special  projects to reduce the disparities in smoking prevalence
 among various populations;
   (f) Restriction of youth access to tobacco products, ELECTRONIC  CIGA-
 RETTES AND LIQUID NICOTINE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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