Assembly Bill A3532

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the advertising of tobacco products on mass commuting vehicles receiving state aid or funding

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A3532 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §119-t-1, Gen Muni L; add §1265-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5973
2011-2012: A5223
2013-2014: A3301
2017-2018: A7331

2015-A3532 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the advertising of tobacco products on mass commuting vehicles receiving state aid or funding; includes buses, subway cars, rail, locomotives; includes stations and waiting areas.

2015-A3532 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3532

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, PAULIN, JAFFEE, DINOWITZ, GALEF, SCHIMEL,
  CAHILL, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, HIKIND, LIFTON,
  ROBINSON  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the Committee on Consumer
  Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law  and  the  public  authorities
  law, in relation to prohibiting the advertising of tobacco products on
  mass commuting vehicles receiving state aid or funding

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 119-t-1 to read as follows:
  S  119-T-1. ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED ON MASS COMMUT-
ING VEHICLES RECEIVING STATE AID OR FUNDING.  1.  ADVERTISEMENT  OF  THE
PROMOTION, USE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN OR
ON  A  MASS  COMMUTING VEHICLE WHERE THE OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF THE MASS
COMMUTING VEHICLE RECEIVE STATE AID OR FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION OF  THE
BUSINESS.
  2. ADVERTISEMENT OF THE PROMOTION, USE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  IN  ANY  STATION OR WAITING AREA OPERATED FOR THE
SERVICE OF A MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION.
  3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  A. "MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE" MEANS ANY BUS, SUBWAY CAR, RAIL CAR, LOCO-
MOTIVE, OR SIMILAR EQUIPMENT USED OR TO BE USED TO PROVIDE MASS  COMMUT-
ING SERVICES.
  B.  "TOBACCO  PRODUCTS"  MEANS ONE OR MORE CIGARETTES, CIGARS, CHEWING
TOBACCO, POWDERED TOBACCO OR ANY OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
  S 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
1265-c to read as follows:
  S 1265-C. ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED ON MASS COMMUTING
VEHICLES  RECEIVING  STATE  AID  OR  FUNDING.  1.  ADVERTISEMENT  OF THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03665-01-5

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