Assembly Bill A8952

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of vape products that resemble school supplies

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A8952 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7882
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1399-cc, Pub Health L

2023-A8952 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of vape products that resemble school supplies, toys, or are packaged or advertised in any way to appeal to or target minors or the youth population.

2023-A8952 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8952
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  prohibiting  the
   sale of vape products that resemble school supplies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1399-cc of the public  health  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  ANY PERSON OPERATING A PLACE OF BUSINESS WHEREIN TOBACCO PRODUCTS,
 HERBAL CIGARETTES, LIQUID NICOTINE, SHISHA, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, ROLL-
 ING PAPERS OR SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA ARE SOLD  OR  OFFERED  FOR  SALE  IS
 PROHIBITED FROM SELLING, DISTRIBUTING, PERMITTING THE SALE, OFFERING FOR
 SALE  OR  DISPLAYING  FOR  SALE  ANY  SUCH  PRODUCT THAT RESEMBLES OR IS
 DESIGNED TO RESEMBLE SCHOOL SUPPLIES, TOYS, OR ANY OTHER PRODUCT PACKAG-
 ING TAILORED OR ADVERTISED IN ANY WAY TO APPEAL TO OR TARGET  MINORS  OR
 THE  YOUTH  POPULATION. SUCH PRODUCT PACKAGING SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO ANY PICTURE, LOGO, SYMBOL, MOTTO, SELLING MESSAGE,  OR  COLOR
 OR PATTERN OF COLORS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13660-02-3

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