Bill Text: NY A03301 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the advertising of tobacco products on mass commuting vehicles receiving state aid or funding; includes buses, subway car, rail, locomotive; includes stations and waiting areas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A03301 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A03301-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3301
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 24, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TITONE,  MILLMAN, PAULIN, GABRYSZAK, JAFFEE,
         DINOWITZ, MAISEL, GALEF, SCHIMEL, CAHILL, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored  by
         -- M. of A. GLICK, HIKIND, LIFTON, V. LOPEZ, ROBINSON -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law and the public authorities
         law, in relation to prohibiting the advertising of tobacco products on
         mass commuting vehicles receiving state aid or funding
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
    2  section 119-t-1 to read as follows:
    3    S 119-T-1. ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED ON MASS  COMMUT-
    4  ING  VEHICLES  RECEIVING  STATE  AID OR FUNDING. 1. ADVERTISEMENT OF THE
    5  PROMOTION, USE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN OR
    6  ON A MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE WHERE THE OWNERS OR OPERATORS  OF  THE  MASS
    7  COMMUTING  VEHICLE RECEIVE STATE AID OR FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION OF THE
    8  BUSINESS.
    9    2. ADVERTISEMENT OF THE PROMOTION, USE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
   10  SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN ANY STATION OR  WAITING  AREA  OPERATED  FOR  THE
   11  SERVICE OF A MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
   12  SECTION.
   13    3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   14    A. "MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE" MEANS ANY BUS, SUBWAY CAR, RAIL CAR, LOCO-
   15  MOTIVE,  OR SIMILAR EQUIPMENT USED OR TO BE USED TO PROVIDE MASS COMMUT-
   16  ING SERVICES.
   17    B. "TOBACCO PRODUCTS" MEANS ONE OR MORE  CIGARETTES,  CIGARS,  CHEWING
   18  TOBACCO, POWDERED TOBACCO OR ANY OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
   19    S  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
   20  1265-c to read as follows:
   21    S 1265-C. ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED ON MASS COMMUTING
   22  VEHICLES RECEIVING  STATE  AID  OR  FUNDING.  1.  ADVERTISEMENT  OF  THE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03824-01-3
       A. 3301                             2
    1  PROMOTION, USE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN OR
    2  ON  A  MASS  COMMUTING VEHICLE WHERE THE OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF THE MASS
    3  COMMUTING VEHICLE RECEIVE STATE AID OR FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION OF  THE
    4  BUSINESS.
    5    2. ADVERTISEMENT OF THE PROMOTION, USE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
    6  SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  IN  ANY  STATION OR WAITING AREA OPERATED FOR THE
    7  SERVICE OF A MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
    8  SECTION.
    9    3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   10    A. "MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE" MEANS ANY BUS, SUBWAY CAR, RAIL CAR, LOCO-
   11  MOTIVE, OR SIMILAR EQUIPMENT USED OR TO BE USED TO PROVIDE MASS  COMMUT-
   12  ING SERVICES.
   13    B.  "TOBACCO  PRODUCTS"  MEANS ONE OR MORE CIGARETTES, CIGARS, CHEWING
   14  TOBACCO, POWDERED TOBACCO OR ANY OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
   15    S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
   16  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.