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Oct 02, 2019 |
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Assembly Bill A8627
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-A8627 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1399-gg-1, amd §206, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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A671
2019-A8627 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8627 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y October 2, 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 prohibiting the use of toxic metals in electronic cigarettes and requiring the depart- ment of health to study the long term health effects of electronic cigarette users THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1399-gg-1 to read as follows: § 1399-GG-1. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF TOXIC METALS IN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES. 1. ANY PERSON ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF MANUFACTURING, SELLING OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES OR ANY AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF SUCH PERSON SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE DEPARTMENT THE MATERIALS USED IN THE HARDWARE OF THE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE. 2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A LIST OF TOXINS WHICH PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF MANUFACTURING, SELLING OR OTHERWISE DISTRIB- UTING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES OR ANY AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF SUCH PERSON SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM USING IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES. SUCH LIST SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, LEAD, MANGA- NESE AND OTHER TOXIC METALS. SUCH LIST SHALL BE REGULARLY UPDATED AND SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. 3. NO PERSON ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF MANUFACTURING, SELLING OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES OR ANY AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF SUCH PERSON SHALL MANUFACTURE, SELL, OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES THAT CONTAIN A TOXIN INCLUDED ON THE LIST ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING IN THE HEATING ELEMENT OR ANY OTHER INTERNAL PART OF SUCH ELECTRONIC CIGA- RETTES. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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