senate Bill S3406

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits advertisements for electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine and hookah tobacco within five hundred feet of a school or park

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to consumer protection
Jun 20, 2019 committed to rules
May 06, 2019 advanced to third reading
May 01, 2019 2nd report cal.
Apr 30, 2019 1st report cal.548
Feb 06, 2019 referred to consumer protection

Votes

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Apr 30, 2019 - Consumer Protection committee Vote

S3406
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committee
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Aye
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Nay
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Aye with Reservations
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Absent
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Excused
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Abstained
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Consumer Protection Committee Vote: Apr 30, 2019

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S3406 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7275
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §396-aaa, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S383

S3406 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits advertisements for electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine and hookah tobacco within five hundred feet of a school or park.

S3406 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3406 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3406

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 6, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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
  advertisements  for  electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine and hookah
  tobacco within five hundred feet of a school or park

  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
396-aaa to read as follows:
  §  396-AAA.  PROHIBITION  OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, LIQUID NICOTINE OR
HOOKAH TOBACCO ADVERTISEMENTS NEAR SCHOOLS AND PARKS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  A. "ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE" SHALL MEAN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT  DELIV-
ERS  VAPOR WHICH IS INHALED BY AN INDIVIDUAL USER, AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY
REFILL CARTRIDGE AND ANY OTHER COMPONENT OF SUCH A DEVICE;
  B. "LIQUID NICOTINE" SHALL MEAN A  LIQUID  COMPOSED  OF  NICOTINE  AND
OTHER  CHEMICALS  AND  WHICH IS SOLD AS A PRODUCT THAT MAY BE USED IN AN
ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; AND
  C. "HOOKAH TOBACCO" SHALL MEAN ANY PRODUCT MADE PRIMARILY  OF  TOBACCO
OR  OTHER  LEAF,  OR  ANY  COMBINATION THEREOF, SMOKED OR INTENDED TO BE
SMOKED IN A HOOKAH OR WATER PIPE, INCLUDING SHISHA.
  2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO PERSON, CORPORATION,
PARTNERSHIP, SOLE PROPRIETOR, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION  OR  ANY
OTHER  BUSINESS  ENTITY  SHALL  ADVERTISE  OR PROVIDE IN ANY WAY FOR THE
ADVERTISEMENT OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, LIQUID NICOTINE OR HOOKAH TOBAC-
CO IN ANY OUTDOOR AREA WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF ANY PARK  OR  SCHOOL,
OR WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH IS WITHIN FIVE
HUNDRED  FEET  OF  ANY  PARK OR SCHOOL WHEN SUCH ADVERTISEMENT IS WITHIN
FIVE FEET OF ANY EXTERIOR WINDOW OR ANY DOOR WHICH IS USED FOR ENTRY  OR
EGRESS  TO  THE  BUILDING  OR  STRUCTURE BY THE PUBLIC; EXCEPT THAT SUCH
ADVERTISEMENT MAYBE PLACED OR MAINTAINED IN THE  INTERIOR  OF  ANY  SUCH

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

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