Bill Text: NY S07882 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-04 - ADVANCED TO THIRD READING [S07882 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S07882-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7882 IN SENATE January 3, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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 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: 1 Section 1. Section 1399-cc of the public health law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 3 8. Any person operating a place of business wherein tobacco products, 4 herbal cigarettes, liquid nicotine, shisha, electronic cigarettes, roll- 5 ing papers or smoking paraphernalia are sold or offered for sale is 6 prohibited from selling, distributing, permitting the sale, offering for 7 sale or displaying for sale any such product that resembles or is 8 designed to resemble school supplies, toys, or any other product packag- 9 ing tailored or advertised in any way to appeal to or target minors or 10 the youth population. Such product packaging shall include, but not be 11 limited to any picture, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, or color 12 or pattern of colors. 13 § 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
