senate Bill S5151

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of whipped cream chargers to persons under the age of twenty-one

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 21, 2020 referred to consumer affairs and protection
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Mar 11, 2020 advanced to third reading
Mar 10, 2020 2nd report cal.
Mar 04, 2020 1st report cal.579
Jan 08, 2020 referred to consumer protection
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 18, 2019 referred to consumer affairs and protection
delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.1508
committee discharged and committed to rules
Apr 11, 2019 referred to consumer protection

Votes

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Jul 21, 2020 - floor Vote

S5151
57
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floor
57
Aye
3
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jul 21, 2020

aye (57)
nay (3)

Mar 4, 2020 - Consumer Protection committee Vote

S5151
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1
committee
5
Aye
1
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Consumer Protection Committee Vote: Mar 4, 2020

aye (5)
nay (1)
aye wr (1)

Jun 18, 2019 - floor Vote

S5151
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floor
58
Aye
4
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
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Floor Vote: Jun 18, 2019

aye (58)
nay (4)

Jun 18, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

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committee
18
Aye
1
Nay
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Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Jun 18, 2019

aye (18)
nay (1)

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S5151 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7430
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-ii, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S2819, A754

S5151 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of whipped cream chargers to persons under the age of twenty-one.

S5151 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5151

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  sale of whipped cream chargers to persons under the age of twenty-one

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-ii to read as follows:
  §  399-II.  SALE  OF  WHIPPED  CREAM CHARGERS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, THE TERM "WHIPPED CREAM CHARGER" SHALL MEAN A STEEL CYLINDER OR
CARTRIDGE FILLED WITH NITROUS OXIDE (N2O) THAT IS  USED  AS  A  WHIPPING
AGENT  IN  A  WHIPPED  CREAM DISPENSER, AND IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A
WHIPPIT, WHIPPET, NOSSY, NANG, JOHNSON OR CHARGER.
  2. NO PERSON, CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY,
FIRM OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THIS STATE SHALL
SELL  OR  OFFER FOR SALE A WHIPPED CREAM CHARGER TO ANY PERSON UNDER THE
AGE OF TWENTY-ONE.
  3. ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY,
FIRM  OR  ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY DOLLARS FOR AN INITIAL OFFENSE AND  NOT  MORE  THAN  FIVE  HUNDRED
DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND AND EACH SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE.
  §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10269-01-9

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