NY State Senate Bill 2017-S169

Senate Bill S169

Signed By Governor

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits smoking within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public library

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- 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 21, 2018	signed chap.420
Dec 12, 2018	delivered to governor
Jun 06, 2018	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.826 substituted for a330b
Jun 04, 2018	referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 19, 2018	amended on third reading 169b
Feb 27, 2018	amended on third reading 169a
Feb 13, 2018	advanced to third reading
Feb 12, 2018	2nd report cal.
Feb 06, 2018	1st report cal.368
Jan 03, 2018	referred to health
Jan 04, 2017	referred to health

Votes

- Jun 4, 2018 - Floor Vote
  S169
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 4, 2018
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Mayer
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (1)
      
      Little
      
      excused (1)
      
      Croci
  Feb 6, 2018 - Health Committee Vote
  S169
  
  15
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Health Committee Vote: Feb 6, 2018
      
      aye (15)
      
      Felder
      
      Hannon
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Larkin
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Persaud
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      nay (1)
      
      Little
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Golden

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2017-S169 - Details

Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1399-o, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S6970

2017-S169 - Summary

Prohibits smoking within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or association library.

2017-S169 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S169

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting
smoking within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or
association library

 PURPOSE :

To prohibit smoking within one hundred feet of entrances or exits of
any public library.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends Section 1399-0 of the public health law is amended by
adding in new subdivision 5 to read as follows:

5. Smoking shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke within one
hundred feet of the entrances, exits or outdoor areas of any public or
association library as defined in subdivision two of section two
hundred fifty-three of the education law; provided, however, that the
provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to smoking in a
residence, or within the real property boundary lines of such
residential real property. The provisions of section thirteen hundred
ninety-nine-p of this article shall not apply to this subdivision.

Section 2 This act shall take effect immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This bill seeks to chapter 449 of the of any entrance or schools. This
bill expands protections to the public health created by laws of 2012
which prohibited smoking within 100 feet exit of public or private
elementary, or secondary would expand these protections by placing the
same ban on all public libraries.

The Clean Indoor Air Act, enacted in 2003, banned smoking in all
workplaces across the State. Since 2003, smokers have been forced to
smoke outside and it has been unfortunate to see many smokers
consistently light up within close proximity to the entrances or exits
of buildings, including libraries. This bill would prohibit
individuals from smoking outside the entrances and exits of all public
libraries. This bill seeks to move smokers away from the doorways of
libraries, in order to protect all visitors who, wish to enter and
exit these institutions from unwanted exposure to secondhand smoke.
Libraries are a place where children and others are encouraged to
visit often, and as such smoking shouldn't occur within 100 feet of
the entrances or exits.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
secondhand smoke exposure causes acute lower respiratory infections
such as bronchitis and pneumonia in young children, who visit and
benefit greatly from libraries. Along with respiratory symptoms such
as coughing, wheezing, and breathlessness among school-aged children
and young adults, even brief secondhand smoke exposure can damage
cells in ways that set the cancer process in motion. This legislation
will add to the growing number of places young children and all New
Yorkers can enjoy without being exposed to second hand smoke.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: 56970

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the State.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S169 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    169
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- 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  smok-
   ing within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or associ-
   ation library

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1399-o of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE WITHIN ONE
 HUNDRED  FEET  OF THE ENTRANCES, EXITS OR OUTDOOR AREAS OF ANY PUBLIC OR
 ASSOCIATION LIBRARY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO SMOKING IN A RESIDENCE, OR WITHIN
 THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINES OF SUCH RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-P OF THIS ARTICLE
 SHALL NOT APPLY TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02150-01-7

2017-S169A - Details

Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1399-o, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S6970

2017-S169A - Summary

Prohibits smoking within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or association library.

2017-S169A - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S169A

SPONSOR: RIVERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smok-
ing within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or associ-
ation library

 
PURPOSE:

To prohibit smoking within one hundred feet of entrances or exits of any
public library.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends Section 1399-0 of the public health law is amended by
adding in new subdivision 5 to read as follows:

5. Smoking shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke within one
hundred feet of the entrances, exits or outdoor areas of any public or

association library as defined in subdivision two of section two hundred
fifty-three of the education law; provided, however, that the provisions
of this subdivision shall not apply to smoking in a residence, or within
the real property boundary lines of such residential real property. The
provisions of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-p of this article
shall not apply to this subdivision.

Section 2 This act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill seeks to chapter 449 of the of any entrance or schools. This
bill expands protections to the public health created by laws of 2012
which prohibited smoking within 100 feet exit of public or private
elementary, or secondary would expand these protections by placing the
same ban on all public libraries.

The Clean Indoor Air Act, enacted in 2003, banned smoking in all work-
places across the State. Since 2003, smokers have been forced to smoke
outside and it has been unfortunate to see many smokers consistently
light up within close proximity to the entrances or exits of buildings,
including libraries. This bill would prohibit individuals from smoking
outside the entrances and exits of all public libraries. This bill seeks
to move smokers away from the doorways of libraries, in order to protect
all visitors who, wish to enter and exit these institutions from
unwanted exposure to secondhand smoke. Libraries are a place where chil-
dren and others are encouraged to visit often, and as such smoking
shouldn't occur within 100 feet of the entrances or exits.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, secondhand
smoke exposure causes acute lower respiratory infections such as bron-
chitis and pneumonia in young children, who visit and benefit greatly
from libraries. Along with respiratory symptoms such as coughing, wheez-
ing, and breathlessness among school-aged children and young adults,
even brief secondhand smoke exposure can damage cells in ways that set
the cancer process in motion. This legislation will add to the growing
number of places young children and all New Yorkers can enjoy without
being exposed to second hand smoke.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2016: S6970

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S169A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  169--A
     Cal. No. 368
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
   report,  ordered  to  a  third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting  smok-
   ing within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or associ-
   ation library
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1399-o of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE WITHIN ONE
 HUNDRED  FEET  OF THE ENTRANCES, EXITS OR OUTDOOR AREAS OF ANY PUBLIC OR
 ASSOCIATION LIBRARY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO SMOKING IN A RESIDENCE, OR WITHIN
 THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINES OF SUCH RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-P OF THIS ARTICLE
 SHALL NOT APPLY TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02150-02-8

2017-S169B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1399-o, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S6970

2017-S169B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits smoking within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or association library.

2017-S169B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S169B

SPONSOR: RIVERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smok-
ing within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or associ-
ation library

 
PURPOSE:

To prohibit smoking within one hundred feet of entrances or exits of any
public library.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section I amends Section 1399-o of the public health law is amended by
adding in new subdivision 6 to read as follows:

6. Smoking shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke within one
hundred feet of the entrances, exits or outdoor areas of any public or

association library as defined in subdivision two of section two hundred
filly-three of the education law; provided, however, that the provisions
of this subdivision shall not apply to smoking in a residence, or within
the real property boundary lines of such residential real property.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill seeks to expand protections to the public health created by
chapter 449 of the laws of 2012 which prohibited smoking within 100 feet
of any entrance or exit of public or private elementary, or secondary
schools. This bill would expand these protections by placing the same
ban on all public libraries.

The Clean Indoor Air Act, enacted in 2003, banned smoking in all work-
places across the State. Since 2003, smokers have been forced to smoke
outside and it has been unfortunate to see many smokers consistently
light up within close proximity to the entrances or exits of buildings,
including libraries. This bill would prohibit individuals from smoking
outside the entrances and exits of all public libraries. This bill seeks
to move smokers away from the doorways of libraries, in order to protect
all visitors who wish to enter and exit these institutions from unwanted
exposure to secondhand smoke. Libraries are a place where children and
others are encouraged to visit often, and as such smoking shouldn't
occur within 100 feet of the entrances or exits.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, secondhand
smoke exposure causes acute lower respiratory infections such as bron-
chitis and pneumonia in young children, who visit and benefit greatly
from libraries. Along with respiratory symptoms such as coughing, wheez-
ing, and breathlessness among school-aged children and young adults,
even brief secondhand smoke exposure can damage cells in ways that set
the cancer process in motion. This legislation will add to the growing
number of places young children and all New Yorkers can enjoy without
being exposed to second hand smoke.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2016: S6970

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S169B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  169--B
     Cal. No. 368
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
   report,  ordered  to  a  third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting  smok-
   ing within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or associ-
   ation library
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1399-o of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE WITHIN ONE
 HUNDRED  FEET  OF THE ENTRANCES, EXITS OR OUTDOOR AREAS OF ANY PUBLIC OR
 ASSOCIATION LIBRARY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO SMOKING IN A RESIDENCE, OR WITHIN
 THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINES OF SUCH RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02150-05-8

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

Bill Amendments

2017-S169 - Details

2017-S169 - Summary

2017-S169 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S169 - Bill Text download pdf

2017-S169A - Details

2017-S169A - Summary

2017-S169A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S169A - Bill Text download pdf

2017-S169B (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S169B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S169B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S169B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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