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Senate Bill S248
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S248 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8994
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 13-F ยง1399-aaa, Pub Health L
2009-S248 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S248 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of flavored cigarettes PURPOSE : To prohibit the sale of certain flavored cigarettes. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Legislative findings and intent; Section 2: Prohibits the sale of cigarettes which contains an additive that causes the cigarette to have a characterizing flavor. The term characterizing flavor is defined to include, but not be limited to: any fruit, chocolate, honey, candy, mint, cocoa, desert, alcoholic beverage, herb or spice; and specifically excludes tobacco, clove or menthol flavoring. Imposes a civil fine of $500 for each violation. JUSTIFICATION : The recent proliferation of cigarettes which are marketed as having a
2009-S248 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 248 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- 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 prohibiting the sale of flavored cigarettes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that there has been a proliferation of flavored cigarettes in recent years. Many of these products have fruit, chocolate or other flavors that are particularly attractive to children. According to public health experts, children are more likely to choose flavored ciga- rettes when they start smoking, and thus the existence of these products increases the incidence of tobacco use among children. Moreover, the earlier that an individual begins smoking, the more likely he or she will become addicted to tobacco products and will continue to smoke throughout his or her lifetime. As a result, flavored cigarettes result in increased tobacco use, increased addiction, a greater incidence of smoking-related illnesses, increased health care costs, and more smok- ing-related deaths. The legislature therefore finds and declares that flavored cigarettes present a significant threat to public health, and that the sale of flavored cigarettes must be prohibited. S 2. Article 13-F of the public health law is amended by adding a new section 1399-aaa to read as follows: S 1399-AAA. SALE OF FLAVORED CIGARETTES PROHIBITED. 1. NO PERSON SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THIS STATE ANY CIGARETTE OR ANY COMPONENT PART THEREOF (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE TOBACCO, PAPER, ROLL OR FILTER), WHICH CONTAINS A NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL CONSTITUENT OR ADDITIVE THAT CAUSES SUCH CIGARETTE OR ITS SMOKE TO HAVE A CHARACTERIZING FLAVOR. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE PHRASE "CHARACTERIZING FLAVOR" SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO ANY FRUIT, CHOCOLATE, VANIL- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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