Senate Bill S2287

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the advertisement of tobacco products and herbal cigarettes near schools

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


  • 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-S2287 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13-I §§1399-aaa - 1399-ccc, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6524
2017-2018: S4522
2021-2022: S3144

2019-S2287 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits advertising for tobacco products and herbal cigarettes on school grounds or within 500 feet of the boundary line of the real property of any public or private school; provides for a civil penalty of between $250 and $1000 for a first violation, $500 to $2000 for a second violation, and at least $1000 for any subsequent violation.

2019-S2287 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2287 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2287
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  prohibiting  the
   advertisement of tobacco products and herbal cigarettes near schools
 
   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  article
 13-I to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 13-I
                     ADVERTISING TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND
                 HERBAL CIGARETTES PROHIBITED NEAR SCHOOLS
   SECTION 1399-AAA.  DEFINITIONS.
           1399-BBB.  ADVERTISING PROHIBITED NEAR SCHOOLS.
           1399-CCC.  HEARINGS; PENALTIES.
   § 1399-AAA. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  "PERSON"  MEANS A PERSON, FIRM, COMPANY, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,
 SOLE PROPRIETOR, LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED  LIABILITY
 COMPANY OR LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP.
   2.  "TOBACCO  PRODUCTS"  MEANS  ONE OR MORE CIGARETTES, CIGARS, BIDIS,
 CHEWING TOBACCO, POWDERED TOBACCO, NICOTINE WATER OR ANY  OTHER  TOBACCO
 PRODUCTS.
   3.   "HERBAL CIGARETTE" MEANS ANY PRODUCT MADE PRIMARILY OF AN HERB OR
 COMBINATION OF HERBS, AND INTENDED TO BE SMOKED IN ANY  OF  THE  METHODS
 THAT  TOBACCO  IS  SMOKED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AS A CIGARETTE,
 CIGAR OR PIPE FILTER.
   4. "SCHOOL GROUNDS" MEANS (A) IN, ON OR WITHIN  ANY  BUILDING,  STRUC-
 TURE,  ATHLETIC  PLAYING  FIELD, PLAYGROUND OR LAND CONTAINED WITHIN THE
 REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY,  PAROCHI-
 AL,  INTERMEDIATE,  JUNIOR  HIGH, VOCATIONAL, OR HIGH SCHOOL, OR (B) ANY
 AREA ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC LOCATED WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED  FEET  OF  THE
 REAL  PROPERTY  BOUNDARY  LINE  COMPRISING ANY SUCH SCHOOL OR ANY PARKED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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