New York S 3196: Directs the attorney general to review incidents where a civilian is killed by a police officer

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S03196 Summary:

BILL NOS03196 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04999

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1399-cc-1, Pub Health L

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Prohibits the retail sale of flavored tobacco products and accessories; imposes a fine of not more than five hundred dollars for each infraction.

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BILL NOS03196 

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01/24/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3196

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 24, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the
 retail sale of flavored tobacco products and accessories

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 1399-cc-1 to read as follows:
 3 § 1399-cc-1. Retail sale of flavored tobacco products and accessories
 4 prohibited. 1. For the purposes of this section, the term "characteriz-
 5 ing flavor" shall mean a distinguishable taste or aroma, other than the
 6 taste or aroma of tobacco, imparted either prior to or during consump-
 7 tion of a tobacco product, including but not limited to, tastes or
 8 aromas relating to any fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa,
 9 dessert, alcoholic beverage, mint, wintergreen, herb, spice, or menthol,
 10 or any concept flavor that imparts a taste or aroma that is distinguish-
 11 able from tobacco flavor but may not relate to any particular known
 12 flavor.
 13 2. No tobacco business, firm, partnership, association, limited
 14 liability company, corporation, or other entity licensed pursuant to
 15 article twenty of the tax law, or employee of such entities shall sell
 16 or offer for retail sale tobacco products with a characterizing flavor
 17 or accessories that impart a characterizing flavor to a tobacco product
 18 in this state.
 19 3. Any tobacco business, firm, partnership, association, limited
 20 liability company, corporation, or other entity licensed pursuant to
 21 article twenty of the tax law that violates the provisions of this
 22 section shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than five hundred
 23 dollars. Complaints alleging violations of this section may be submit-
 24 ted to personnel designated pursuant to section thirteen hundred nine-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06760-01-5

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 1 ty-nine-ff of this article, except that such complaints may be submitted
 2 by any person.
 3 4. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no enforcement agent,
 4 police officer, peace officer or other law enforcement officer may stop,
 5 question, search or arrest any person: (a) on grounds of or in relation
 6 to possession, consumption or purchase of any product subject to this
 7 section; or (b) for the purpose of inquiring or determining how or from
 8 what person or entity the person obtained any product subject to this
 9 section.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 11 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
 12 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 13 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 14 completed on or before such date.

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