Senate Bill S2909

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the prohibition of sale of tobacco products at pharmacies

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • 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-S2909 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1399-dd-1, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1234
2011-2012: S6506
2013-2014: S3607

2015-S2909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the prohibition of sale of tobacco products at pharmacies and pharmacy departments.

2015-S2909 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2909

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  sale  of  tobacco
  products in pharmacies

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

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
1399-dd-1 to read as follows:
  S  1399-DD-1. SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN PHARMACIES.  NO PERSON SHALL
SELL TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN A PHARMACY OR IN A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT, IF:
  1. A PHARMACY AS A DEPARTMENT, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH  F
OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION
LAW, IS WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN SUCH ESTABLISHMENT; OR
  2.  CUSTOMERS  OF THE PHARMACY MUST PASS THROUGH A CORRIDOR OR AN AREA
OWNED, LEASED OR CONTROLLED BY THE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT AND USED  EXCLU-
SIVELY TO ACCESS THE PHARMACY.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01243-01-5

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