Senate Bill S1223

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the distribution without charge of electronic cigarettes to minors

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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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2017-S1223 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8014
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1399-bb, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S6978

2017-S1223 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the distribution without charge of electronic cigarettes to minors; requires such distribution be made only to an individual who demonstrates, through a driver's license or other photographic identification card issued by a government entity or educational institution indicating that the individual is at least eighteen years of age.

2017-S1223 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1223 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1223
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- 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  prohibiting  the
   distribution without charge of electronic cigarettes to minors
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 4 of section 1399-bb of
 the public health law, as amended by chapter 508 of the  laws  of  2000,
 are amended to read as follows:
   Distribution  of  tobacco  products,  ELECTRONIC  CIGARETTES or herbal
 cigarettes without charge.
   4. NO PERSON ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING OR OTHERWISE  DISTRIB-
 UTING  ELECTRONIC  CIGARETTES  FOR  COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, OR ANY AGENT OR
 EMPLOYEE OF SUCH PERSON, SHALL KNOWINGLY, IN FURTHERANCE OF  SUCH  BUSI-
 NESS,  DISTRIBUTE  WITHOUT CHARGE ANY ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES TO ANY INDI-
 VIDUAL UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
   5. The distribution of tobacco products or herbal cigarettes  pursuant
 to subdivision two of this section OR THE DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT CHARGE OF
 ELECTRONIC  CIGARETTES  shall  be  made only to an individual who demon-
 strates, through a driver's license or other photographic identification
 card issued by a government entity or educational institution indicating
 that the individual is at least eighteen years of age. Such  identifica-
 tion need not be required of any individual who reasonably appears to be
 at  least twenty-five years of age; provided, however, that such appear-
 ance shall not constitute a defense in any proceeding alleging the  sale
 of  a  tobacco  product, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE or herbal cigarette OR THE
 DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT CHARGE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES to an individual.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04167-01-7

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