Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to consumer protection |
Dec 15, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7601
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
2021-S7601 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §399-hhh, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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2021-S7601 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7601 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite to any person under the age of twenty-one PURPOSE: To prevent the sale of sodium nitrite to individuals under the age SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 creates a new section of the General Business Law to prohibit the sale of sodium nitrate or sodium nitrite to individuals under the age of 2, requires businesses to check ID for the sale of sodium nitrate or sodium nitrite, and creates a fine of up to $250 for a first offense or $500 for subsequent offenses. Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.
2021-S7601 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7601 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E December 15, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite to any person under the age of twenty-one 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-hhh to read as follows: § 399-HHH. SALE OF SODIUM NITRATE AND SODIUM NITRITE. 1. NO PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FIRM OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THIS STATE SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE SODIUM NITRATE OR SODIUM NITRITE TO ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE. 2. ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FIRM, OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THE STATE SELL- ING, OFFERING FOR SALE, OR DISTRIBUTING SODIUM NITRATE OR SODIUM NITRITE SHALL REQUIRE PROOF OF LEGAL AGE PRIOR TO ALLOWING AN INDIVIDUAL TO PURCHASE OR RECEIVE A SHIPMENT OF SODIUM NITRATE OR SODIUM NITRITE. SUCH IDENTIFICATION NEED NOT BE REQUIRED OF ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO REASONABLY APPEARS TO BE AT LEAST THIRTY YEARS OF AGE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH APPEARANCE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A DEFENSE IN ANY PROCEEDING ALLEGING THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF SODIUM NITRATE OR SODIUM NITRITE TO AN INDIVID- UAL UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE. 3. ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FIRM OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR AN INITIAL OFFENSE AND NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND AND EACH SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE, PROVIDED THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT ANY OTHER CRIMINAL OR CIVIL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13998-01-1 S. 7601 2
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