Senate Bill S8609

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to including electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine within the tobacco use and prevention program; and requiring the registration of vendors of electronic cigarettes

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  • 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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2017-S8609 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1399-ii, Pub Health L; add Art 20-C §492, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S301

2017-S8609 - Summary

Includes electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine within the tobacco use and prevention program and requires the registration of vendors of electronic cigarettes.

2017-S8609 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8609 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8609
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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  the  tobacco  use
   and  prevention  program; and to amend the tax law, in relation to the
   registration of vendors of electronic cigarettes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1399-ii of the public health law, as added by chap-
 ter 1 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   §  1399-ii.  Tobacco use prevention and control program. 1. To improve
 the health, quality of life, and economic well-being  of  all  New  York
 state  citizens,  there  is  hereby  established within the department a
 comprehensive statewide tobacco use prevention and control program.
   2. The department shall support tobacco  use  prevention  and  control
 activities including, but not limited to:
   (a) Community programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use through local
 involvement and partnerships;
   (b) School-based programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use AND USE OF
 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES;
   (c)  Marketing  and advertising to discourage tobacco AND LIQUID NICO-
 TINE use;
   (d) Tobacco cessation programs for youth and adults;
   (e) Special projects to reduce the disparities in  smoking  prevalence
 among various populations;
   (f)  Restriction of youth access to tobacco products, ELECTRONIC CIGA-
 RETTES AND LIQUID NICOTINE;
   (g) Surveillance of smoking rates; and
   (h) Any other activities determined by the commissioner to  be  neces-
 sary to implement the provisions of this section.
   Such  programs shall be selected by the commissioner through an appli-
 cation process which takes into account whether a program utilizes meth-
 ods recognized as effective in reducing smoking and tobacco use.  Eligi-
 ble applicants may include,  but  not  be  limited  to,  a  health  care
 provider,  schools,  a  college  or  university,  a  local public health
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-S8609A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1399-ii, Pub Health L; add Art 20-C §492, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S301

2017-S8609A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine within the tobacco use and prevention program and requires the registration of vendors of electronic cigarettes.

2017-S8609A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8609A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8609--A
     Cal. No. 1505
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favora-
   bly from said committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered
   to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
   in the order of third reading

 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to the tobacco use
   and prevention program; and to amend the tax law, in relation  to  the
   registration of vendors of electronic cigarettes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1399-ii of the public health law, as added by chap-
 ter 1 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1399-ii. Tobacco use prevention and control program. 1.  To  improve
 the  health,  quality  of  life, and economic well-being of all New York
 state citizens, there is hereby  established  within  the  department  a
 comprehensive statewide tobacco use prevention and control program.
   2.  The  department  shall  support tobacco use prevention and control
 activities including, but not limited to:
   (a) Community programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use through local
 involvement and partnerships;
   (b) School-based programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use AND USE OF
 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES;
   (c) Marketing and advertising to discourage tobacco AND  LIQUID  NICO-
 TINE use;
   (d) Tobacco cessation programs for youth and adults;
   (e)  Special  projects to reduce the disparities in smoking prevalence
 among various populations;
   (f) Restriction of youth access to tobacco products, ELECTRONIC  CIGA-
 RETTES AND LIQUID NICOTINE;
   (g) Surveillance of smoking rates; and
   (h)  Any  other activities determined by the commissioner to be neces-
 sary to implement the provisions of this section.
   Such programs shall be selected by the commissioner through an  appli-
 cation process which takes into account whether a program utilizes meth-
 ods recognized as effective in reducing smoking and tobacco use.  Eligi-
              

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