Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Feb 01, 2017 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A4197
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LENTOL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2017-A4197 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A4197 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4197 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 1, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to candy and food products packaged as tobacco products THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-k to read as follows: § 399-K. CANDY AND FOOD PRODUCTS PACKAGED AS TOBACCO PRODUCTS. 1. NO CANDY, CONFECTION OR OTHER FOOD PRODUCT SHALL BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE AT RETAIL IN THIS STATE WHICH SHALL BE PACKAGED OR SHAPED TO EMULATE OR RESEMBLE ANY TYPE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CIGARETTES, CIGARS OR POWDERED TOBACCO. 2. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION AS DEFINED IN THE PENAL LAW. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03714-01-7
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