Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
Nov 04, 2015 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6085
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) 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
2015-S6085 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1622
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง1399-o, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S7520, A9826
2015-S6085 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6085 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to smoking restrictions PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Prohibit smoking within fifteen feet of a designated school bus stop during certain times. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Subdivision 2 of Section 1399-0 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph c which would prohibit smoking within fifteen feet of any designated school bus stop during the hours that student may be boarding or alighting from a school bus. Section 2 includes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, second hand smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals, including hundreds that are toxic and about 70 that can cause cancer. For our children, this
2015-S6085 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6085 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E November 4, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to smoking restrictions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1399-o of the public health is amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows: C. WITHIN FIFTEEN FEET OF ANY DESIGNATED SCHOOL BUS STOP BETWEEN THE HOURS OF SIX ANTE MERIDIAN AND EIGHT ANTE MERIDIAN, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF TWO POST MERIDIAN AND SIX POST MERIDIAN, AND ANY OTHER TIME DURING WHICH STUDENTS MAY BE BOARDING OR ALIGHTING FROM A SCHOOL BUS AT SUCH SCHOOL BUS STOPS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06136-01-5
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