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A857Assembly2017-2018 Session

Ban Smoking Near State Offices

Official title

“Prohibits smoking within fifty feet of all entrances to state office buildings and restricts smoking outside buildings with indoor smoking restrictions”

Sponsor Kevin CahillAD-103Affects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Codes
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Codes

What's happening

This bill prohibits smoking within fifty feet of entrances to buildings with certain indoor areas and state office buildings in New York.

Why it matters

  1. Expands smoke-free zones beyond building interiors to outdoor areas. , meaning people will have to move farther from entrances to smoke, which could more effectively limit exposure to secondhand smoke for those entering or exiting buildings.

  2. Specifically targets high-traffic public and government buildings. , including any state office where at least 100 government employees work, which increases protections for large numbers of employees and the general public who visit or work in these spaces.

  3. Requires state agencies and building operators to update enforcement and signage. , potentially increasing administrative responsibilities and costs, but also signaling a stronger public health stance against smoking in shared environments.

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Ban Smoking Near State Offices

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Kevin Cahill

Assembly Member · Assembly District 103

History

  1. Referred to codes
  2. Reported referred to codes
  3. Referred to health

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

857

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 9, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF, LIFTON, SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smoking within fifty feet of all entrances to certain buildings

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 1399-n of the public health law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows:

9. "State office" means any building or facility in the state wherein one hundred or more employees, in aggregate, of any state agency are located whether or not such office building or facility is owned, rented or leased by the state.

10. "State agency" means any department of the executive, any bureau, commission, agency, board or other agency, any public authority, and the judiciary and the legislature.

§ 2. Section 1399-o of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:

5. Smoking shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke in the outside area within fifty feet of an entrance to a building containing one or more of the indoor areas listed in subdivision one of this section, or in the outside area within fifty feet of any state office building used for any state agency.

§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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