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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 15, 2015 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 18, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
May 13, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 12, 2015 |
1st report cal.594 |
Jan 21, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1998
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S1998 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8155
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1399-o-1, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S3242
2011-2012: S4401
2013-2014: S1449
2015-S1998 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1998 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smoking at playgrounds PURPOSE: To prohibit smoking at public playgrounds. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill adds a new § 1399-o-1 to the Public Health Law to prohibit smoking within 50 feet of any playground. Section 2 outlines the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Children are significantly affected by secondhand smoke. Children's bodies are still developing, and exposure to the poisons in secondhand smoke puts them at risk of severe respiratory diseases and can hinder the growth of their lungs. The health effects of secondhand smoke exposure from conception through childhood can last a lifetime: *The developing lungs of young children can be affected by exposure to secondhand smoke.
2015-S1998 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1998 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 21, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- 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 smok- ing at playgrounds THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1399-o-1 of the public health law, as added by chapter 102 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: S 1399-o-1. Smoking restrictions; certain outdoor areas. 1. Smoking shall not be permitted [and no person shall smoke during the hours between sunrise and sunset, when one or more persons under the age of twelve are present at any playground] WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF ANY PLAY- GROUND AT ANY TIME. For the purposes of this section, the term "play- ground" means an improved area designed, equipped, and set aside for play of six or more children which is not intended for use as an athlet- ic playing field or athletic court, and shall include any play equip- ment, surfacing, fencing, signs, internal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation, and related structures. Playgrounds or playground equipment constructed upon one, two and three-family residential real property are exempt from the requirements of this section. [This section shall not apply to any playground located within the city of New York.] 2. No police officer, peace officer, regulatory officer or law enforcement official may arrest[, ticket, stop or question] any person based solely [or in part] on an alleged violation of subdivision one of this section, nor may an alleged violation of subdivision one of this section support probable cause to conduct any search or limited search of any person or his or her immediate surroundings. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05214-01-5
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