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A6892Assembly2019-2020 Session

Ban Alcohol, Tobacco Billboards Near Schools

Official title

“Relates to prohibiting the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products within a one mile radius of schools or daycare centers”

Sponsor Felix OrtizAD-51+2 co-sponsorsAffects Economy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Economic Development
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Economic Development

What's happening

This bill prohibits billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products within one mile of schools or daycare centers in New York.

Why it matters

  1. Limits youth exposure to alcohol and tobacco advertising. , reducing the likelihood that children and teens will be influenced to try these products due to visual marketing near schools and daycare centers.

  2. Creates stricter advertising boundaries for businesses. , which could require companies to relocate or remove existing billboards, potentially affecting advertising strategies and revenue for both advertisers and billboard owners.

  3. Broadly defines what counts as a “billboard,”. including signs, posters, and displays targeting drivers or pedestrians, meaning the law’s impact will extend beyond traditional large billboards to various forms of stationary advertising near sensitive locations.

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Ban Alcohol, Tobacco Billboards Near Schools

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Felix Ortiz

Assembly Member · Assembly District 51

History

  1. Referred to economic development
  2. Referred to economic development

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

6892

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

March 25, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, RIVERA, RYAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, CYMBROWITZ, GALEF, LIFTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products

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

Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 397-b to read as follows:

§ 397-b. Billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products. No billboard advertising any alcohol or tobacco product shall be erected or maintained within a one mile radius of (1) any public or private elementary or secondary school, or (2) any daycare center. For purposes of this section, the term "billboard" shall include any billboard, sign, notice, poster, display or other stationary device intended to attract or which does attract the attention of operators of motor vehicles or pedestrians.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD10921-01-9

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