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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S252
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
2009-S252 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง1399-mm-1, Pub Health L
2009-S252 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires manufacturers of cigarettes sold or distributed in the state to disclose additives and product design characteristics used in the manufacture of cigarettes and to identify those substances and characteristics which have been determined to be toxic; provisions made for the health department to investigate the health risks associated with exposure to added constituents, toxic constituents and nicotine and shall develop standards to reduce risks; establishes civil penalty for violations; makes related provisions.
2009-S252 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S252 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring cigarette manufacturers to disclose the chemical substances and product design characteristics used in the manufacture of cigarettes PURPOSE : To allow the public to know what chemical substances and product design characteristics are used in the manufacturing of cigarettes SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one provides the Legislative findings. Section two amends the health law by adding a new section that provides that any manufacturer of cigarettes, snuff or chewing tobacco sold with- in New York State must provide the department of health with an annual report stating: the identity of any added constituent other than tobacco or water; nicotine yield ratings; the identity of toxic constituents; and the description and purpose of each product design feature for cigarettes, snuff, or chewing tobacco. The commissioner of health will prepare and publish an annual report based on the information received by the department. The report will contain nicotine yield ratings and other information where the department determines there is a reasonable scientific basis to conclude that such pose significant risks to public health. The report will be made available to the public over
2009-S252 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 252 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 requiring ciga- rette manufacturers to disclose the chemical substances and product design characteristics used in the manufacture of cigarettes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. It has been the policy of the state to guarantee and facilitate the public right to know concerning health risks that may be encountered from manufactured products and at the workplace. The legislature finds that literally thousands of chemical substances are routinely utilized in the manufacture of cigarettes as burn retardants, preservatives, flavor enhancers and for other aesthetic purposes and that such chemicals, as well as product design character- istics, may have toxic effects for both smokers and nonsmokers. There- fore, the legislature further finds that the public has a right to know what chemical substances and product design characteristics are used in the manufacture of cigarettes and what toxic effects, if any, these additives and characteristics have been found to have or are suspected of having. S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1399-mm-1 to read as follows: S 1399-MM-1. DISCLOSURE BY MANUFACTURERS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, ANY MANUFACTURER OF CIGA- RETTES, SNUFF OR CHEWING TOBACCO SOLD IN THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH AN ANNUAL REPORT, IN A FORM AND AT A TIME SPECIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH LISTS FOR EACH BRAND OF SUCH PRODUCT SOLD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (A) THE IDENTITY OF ANY ADDED CONSTITUENT OTHER THAN TOBACCO OR WATER INCLUDING RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO SHEET MADE WHOLLY FROM TOBACCO, TO BE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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