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Senate Bill S9445

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the public display of kratom advertisements

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2025-S9445 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10482
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §396-aaaa, Gen Bus L

2025-S9445 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the public display of kratom advertisements within a certain distance of schools.

2025-S9445 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9445 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9445
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 12, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. C. RYAN -- 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
   public display of kratom advertisements
 
   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-aaaa to read as follows:
   § 396-AAAA. PUBLIC DISPLAY OF KRATOM ADVERTISEMENTS PROHIBITED. 1. FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "ADVERTISEMENT"  MEANS  WORDS,  PICTURES,  PHOTOGRAPHS,  SYMBOLS,
 GRAPHICS OR VISUAL IMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, WHICH
 BEAR A HEALTH WARNING REQUIRED BY FEDERAL STATUTE, THE PURPOSE OR EFFECT
 OF WHICH IS TO IDENTIFY A BRAND OF A KRATOM PRODUCT REASONABLY  EXPECTED
 TO  BE USED WITH OR FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF KRATOM INTENDED OR REASONABLY
 EXPECTED TO BE USED WITH  OR  FOR  THE  CONSUMPTION  OF  KRATOM  PRODUCT
 INTENDED  OR  REASONABLY EXPECTED TO BE USED WITH OR FOR THE CONSUMPTION
 OF KRATOM OR TO PROMOTE THE USE OR SALE OF A KRATOM PRODUCT INTENDED  OR
 REASONABLY EXPECTED TO BE USED WITH OR FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF KRATOM.
   (B)  "KRATOM"  SHALL  HAVE  THE  SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT-G OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2. (A) NO PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, SOLE  PROPRIETOR,  LIMITED
 PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION  OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY MAY PLACE, CAUSE
 TO BE PLACED,  MAINTAIN  OR  CAUSE  TO  BE  MAINTAINED,  KRATOM  PRODUCT
 INTENDED  OR  REASONABLY EXPECTED TO BE USED WITH OR FOR THE CONSUMPTION
 OF KRATOM, ADVERTISEMENTS IN A STORE FRONT OR ANY EXTERIOR WINDOW OR ANY
 DOOR WHICH IS USED FOR ENTRY OR EGRESS BY THE PUBLIC TO THE BUILDING  OR
 STRUCTURE  CONTAINING  A  PLACE  OF  BUSINESS  WITHIN  ONE THOUSAND FIVE
 HUNDRED FEET OF A SCHOOL, PROVIDED THAT WITHIN NEW YORK CITY SUCH PROHI-
 BITIONS SHALL APPLY ONLY WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF A SCHOOL.
   (B) ANY PERSON, CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  SOLE  PROPRIETOR,  LIMITED
 PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION  OR  ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY IN VIOLATION OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE  THAN  FIVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15029-01-6

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