What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Relates to the display of tobacco products in pharmacies
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor John T. McDonald III
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1080
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the display of tobacco products in pharmacies
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends Article 13-F of the public health law by adding a new section 1399-ccc requiring licensed retail pharmacies and other retail stores with a licensed pharmacy on the premises, that sell tobacco products shall only display tobacco products including, but not limited to, tobacco, cigarettes, and cigars, in a manner so that display of tobacco products is covered out of view from the public. Such covering shall be determined by the management of the retail store. This section shall apply to both chain and non-chain pharmacies that operate in the state of New York.
Section 2 provides the effective date.
Justification
The vast majority of tobacco marketing is focused on the point of sale and retail locations are the primary place where tobacco companies recruit new tobacco users. Tobacco marketing inside the retail environment is often found in the form of "power walls." The term "power wall" refers to tobacco product displays set up behind the cash register.
Research indicates that youth exposure to tobacco marketing in the retail environment is correlated to youth tobacco use Approximately 90 percent of new tobacco users are minors. Minimizing exposure to tobacco products will lead to fewer youths taking up the habit of tobacco use.
Although there is little doubt that reducing the morbidity and mortality from tobacco use remains one of the most important public health challenges of the 21st century, the paradox of cigarette sales in pharmacies has become even more relevant. This is due in large part because of changes in the pharmacy industry moving toward preventative care and counseling as health care professionals as opposed to just being dispensers of medications. As the role of the pharmacist and pharmacy profession moves toward preventative care, it is apparent that the pharmacy profession is in a great position to educate those using tobacco products and to encourage participation in a smoking cessation option. Encouraging shielded display of tobacco products in a pharmacy assists this goal and heightens the new role of pharmacy in healthcare.
Legislative history
S.7106 /A.9096A (2014), referred to Health
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.