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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Mar 22, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S4365
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd 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
2013-S4365 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7106
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1399-aa & 1399-gg, Pub Health L; amd §§470 & 471-b, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S702, A2221
2017-2018: S157, A2663
2019-2020: S468
2021-2022: S1167
2023-2024: S3448
2013-S4365 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4365 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law and the tax law, in relation to amending certain definitions relating to tobacco products; and to amend the public health law and the tax law, in relation to changing the minimum pack sizes for tobacco products and the tax amount for tobacco products PURPOSE: To ensure that state definition of all tobacco products reaches all of the new smokeless tobacco products and remain comprehensive so that all products will not escape having to fully comply with all state tobacco product tax laws. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1399-aa subdivision 5 of the public health law is amended: To make sure that the state definition of "tobacco products" reaches all new and novel smokeless tobacco products. Section 1399-aa of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 14: Making all state "cigarette" definitions comprehensive to fully comply with all state tobacco product laws. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 2-a of section 470 of the tax law, subdivision 1
2013-S4365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4365 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 22, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the tax law, in relation to amending certain definitions relating to tobacco products; and to amend the public health law and the tax law, in relation to changing the minimum pack sizes for tobacco products and the tax amount for tobacco products THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 1399-aa of the public health law, as amended by chapter 152 of the laws of 2004, is amended and a new subdivision 14 is added to read as follows: 5. "Tobacco products" means one or more cigarettes or cigars, bidis, chewing tobacco, LOOSE TOBACCO, SINGLE-UNIT TOBACCO, powdered tobacco, nicotine water or any other tobacco products AND ALSO INCLUDES ANY OTHER PRODUCT CONTAINING TOBACCO OR NICOTINE THAT IS INTENDED OR EXPECTED TO BE CONSUMED EXCEPT FOR ANY SUCH PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR SALE AS A TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCT OR FOR OTHER MEDICAL PURPOSES AND IS BEING MARKETED AND SOLD SOLELY FOR THAT APPROVED PURPOSE. 14. "CIGARETTE" MEANS ANY ROLL FOR SMOKING MADE WHOLLY OR IN PART OF TOBACCO OR OF ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE, IRRESPECTIVE OF SIZE, SHAPE, APPEAR- ANCE, PACKAGING, PRICING, MARKETING OR LABELING AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH TOBACCO OR SUBSTANCE IS FLAVORED, ADULTERATED OR MIXED WITH ANY OTHER INGREDIENT, THE WRAPPER OR COVER OF WHICH IS MADE OF PAPER OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE OR MATERIAL BUT IS NOT MADE IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF TOBACCO THAT IS LIKELY TO BE OFFERED TO, PURCHASED BY, OR CONSUMED BY CONSUMERS AS A CIGARETTE, AS DEFINED ABOVE, INCLUDING ANY ROLL FOR SMOKING CONTAINING TOBACCO WRAPPED IN A SUBSTANCE CONTAINING TOBACCO THAT WEIGHS NO MORE THAN FOUR AND A HALF POUNDS PER THOUSAND UNLESS IT IS WRAPPED IN WHOLE TOBACCO LEAF AND DOES NOT HAVE AN INTERNAL FILTER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08228-02-3
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