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Senate Bill S2132
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 16th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
2023-S2132 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2133
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1300-d, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S7599
2021-2022: S1113, A5375
2023-S2132 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2132
SPONSOR: LIU
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the
use of gas-powered leaf and lawn blowers during certain months
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To prohibit the use of gas-powered leaf and lawn blowers from May first
and September thirtieth.
JUSTIFICATION:
Gas-powered leaf blowers pollute the environment in 3 ways: exhaust
emissions, noise, and particulates/dust blown into the air. Per the
Department of Environmental Conservation website: "Emissions from gas-
powered leaf blowers are substantial. The amount of CO (carbon monoxide)
emitted from a typical backpack leaf blower for just 1 hour is equal to
CO coming from the tailpipe of a current year automobile operating for
over 8 hours. For the other pollutants, the amounts are even greater."
2023-S2132 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2132
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 18, 2023
___________
Introduced by Sens. LIU, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MYRIE -- 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
use of gas-powered leaf and lawn blowers during certain months
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
1300-d to read as follows:
§ 1300-D. GAS-POWERED LEAF AND LAWN BLOWERS. NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A
GAS-POWERED LEAF AND LAWN BLOWER FOR ANY PURPOSE BETWEEN MAY FIRST AND
SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect May 1, 2025.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01028-01-3
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