What's happening
This bill prohibits smoking in all public housing units and grounds in New York, with full implementation by January 1, 2021.
Why it matters
Gradual implementation ensures a transition period. by initially requiring at least 50% of public housing to become smoke-free before full compliance in 2021, the law gives tenants and housing authorities time to adapt, rather than imposing an immediate, disruptive change.
All new public housing will be smoke-free from the start. any public housing built after the law’s effective date must prohibit smoking immediately, ensuring new developments prioritize health from day one.
Vacancy-triggered conversion accelerates smoke-free coverage. when a tenant moves out of a smoking-allowed unit, that unit automatically becomes non-smoking for the next occupant, speeding up the shift toward entirely smoke-free buildings.
Broad definition of smoking addresses modern products. by including e-cigarettes and other vaping devices, the law targets not just traditional tobacco but also newer nicotine delivery systems, aiming to reduce secondhand exposure from a wider range of sources.
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Ban Smoking in Public Housing
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Sponsors
2 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to housing
- Referred to housing
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4511
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 2, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, KEARNS, JAFFEE, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. KOLB, MONTESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to prohibiting smoking on the premises of public housing units
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 223-c to read as follows:
§ 223-c. Prohibition on smoking. 1. Smoking shall be prohibited in or on the grounds of any public housing accommodation classified by the commissioner as a smoke-free building. The commissioner shall ensure that at least fifty percent of all public housing accommodations in existence as of the effective date of this section shall be classified as smoke-free buildings.
2. Any public housing accommodation constructed after the effective date of this section shall be classified as a smoke-free building. Smoking shall be prohibited in and on the grounds of any of these accommodations.
3. Any vacancies in a public housing unit that has been classified as a smoking unit shall be reclassified as a smoke-free unit prior to any new tenant taking occupancy. Smoking shall be prohibited in any of these units on and after the date of such new occupancy.
4. On January first, two thousand twenty-one, the commissioner shall classify all public housing accommodations as smoke-free buildings. Smoking shall be prohibited in and on the grounds of all public housing accommodations on and after such date.
5. For purposes of this section, the term smoking shall include, but not be limited to, the smoking or use of: (a) cigarettes, cigars, pipes or any other handheld device used for the smoking of tobacco products; and (b) electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes, any electronic nicotine delivery system or any other handheld electronic device that vaporizes a flavored liquid.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08865-01-7
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