What's happening
This bill prohibits prescription drug advertisements on Metropolitan Transportation Authority property, including all facilities and leased advertising spaces.
Why it matters
Reduces exposure to pharmaceutical marketing. By banning prescription drug ads in public transit spaces, the bill aims to decrease the influence of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising on everyday commuters, including vulnerable populations like youth and those with limited health literacy.
May impact MTA advertising revenue. Prescription drug companies are major advertisers; this prohibition could lead to a noticeable reduction in advertising income for the MTA, potentially affecting its budget for transit operations or services.
Signals a public health policy stance. The legislation reflects concerns about over-medication, inappropriate drug use, or the role of advertising in driving unnecessary demand for prescription drugs, aligning New York with broader debates on pharmaceutical marketing ethics and public health.
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Ban Drug Ads on Transit
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Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 40
17 Co-sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2069
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. KIM, COLTON, GALEF, FRIEND, McDONOUGH, ORTIZ, WILLIAMS, GIGLIO, DICKENS, D'URSO, JEAN-PIERRE, HEVESI, ABINANTI, RIVERA, VANEL, MOSLEY, JOYNER, DAVILA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON, THIELE, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting the advertisement of prescription drugs by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1266-l to read as follows:
§ 1266-l. Prohibiting advertisements promoting prescription drugs. The authority shall prohibit all advertisements that promote the use of prescription drugs, as defined in subdivision nine of section two hundred seventy of the public health law, from appearing on any of its facilities, equipment, railroad facilities, marine and aviation facilities, omnibus facilities, real property, transportation facilities or transit facilities. This section shall apply to any leases or contracts for advertisement entered into, renewed, modified or amended on or after this section shall have become a law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03878-01-9
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