Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Feb 04, 2021 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A4557
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BYRNE
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
co-Sponsors
David McDonough
Thomas Abinanti
Michael Durso
Jodi Giglio
multi-Sponsors
Brian D. Miller
2021-A4557 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §396-ff, Gen Bus L
2021-A4557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4557 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BYRNE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to restricting the packaging and sale of confectionery and candy products 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-ff to read as follows: § 396-FF. RESTRICTIONS ON THE PACKAGING AND SALE OF CONFECTIONERY AND CANDY PRODUCTS. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION SHALL MANUFACTURE, SELL OR HOLD FOR SALE CONFECTIONERY OR CANDY PRODUCTS WHICH ARE MADE AS A FACSIMILE OF A CIGARETTE, PIPE OR CIGAR AND ARE CLEARLY DESIGNED TO SIMULATE OR MIMIC A TOBACCO PRODUCT. 2. NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION MANUFACTURING OR SELLING CONFECTION- ERY OR CANDY PRODUCTS SHALL USE, FOR ADVERTISING OR PACKAGING PURPOSES, ANY NAME, SYMBOL, DEVICE OR OTHER IDENTIFYING MARK WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE NAME, SYMBOL, DEVICE OR MARK USED IN ADVERTISING OR SALE OF A TOBAC- CO PRODUCT. 3. VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE AN OFFENSE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS NO MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07972-01-1
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