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Senate Bill S2997
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2011-S2997 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง1399-o, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S7098
2011-S2997 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2997 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smoking on platforms of the Long Island and Metro North railroads PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: To prohibit smoking in ticketing, boarding, or platform areas for the Long Island and Metro North railroads. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill renumbers various provisions of the clean indoor air act. Section 2 prohibits smoking in ticketing, boarding, or platform areas for the Long Island and Metro North railroads. JUSTIFICATION: Secondhand smoke is known to be extremely dangerous. In fact in the united States alone, each year second hand smoke is responsible for: an estimated 46,000 deaths from heart disease in non-smokers who live with smokers, about 3,400 lung cancer deaths in non-smoking adults, other breathing problems in non-smokers, including coughing, mucus, chest discomfort, and reduced lung function, 150,000 to 300,000 lung infections (such as pneumonia and bronchitis) in children younger than 18 months of age, which result in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations annually, increases in the number and severity of
2011-S2997 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2997 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 4, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 smok- ing on platforms of the Long Island and Metro North railroads THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1399-o of the public health law, as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2003, subdivision 13 as amended by chapter 154 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: S 1399-o. Smoking restrictions. 1. Smoking shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke in the following indoor areas: [1.] A. places of employment; [2.] B. bars; [3.] C. food service establishments, except as provided in subdivision six of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-q of this article; [4.] D. enclosed indoor areas open to the public containing a swimming pool; [5.] E. public means of mass transportation, including subways, under- ground subway stations, and when occupied by passengers, buses, vans, taxicabs and limousines; [6.] F. ticketing, boarding and waiting areas in public transportation terminals; [7.] G. youth centers and facilities for detention as defined in sections five hundred twenty-seven-a and five hundred three of the exec- utive law; [8.] H. any facility that provides child care services as defined in section four hundred ten-p of the social services law, provided that such services provided in a private home are excluded from this subdivi- sion when children enrolled in such day care are not present; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03980-01-1 S. 2997 2
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