New York A 9473: Relates to enforcement of provisions regarding regulation of tobacco products, herbal cigarettes, and smoking paraphernalia

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A09473 Summary:

BILL NOA09473 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08754

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2, Chap of 2025 (as proposed in S.5624 & A.8468)

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Amends the effective date of a 2025 chapter relating to enforcement of provisions regarding regulation of tobacco products, herbal cigarettes, and smoking paraphernalia.

Go to top A09473 Actions:

BILL NOA09473 

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01/07/2026referred to health

01/20/2026reported referred to rules

01/21/2026reported 

01/21/2026rules report cal.47

01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.47

01/21/2026substituted by s8754

&nbspS08754 AMEND= KAVANAGH

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.10

&nbsp01/13/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/13/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/13/2026referred to health

&nbsp01/21/2026substituted for a9473

&nbsp01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.47

&nbsp01/21/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/21/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.38

Go to topA09473 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:01/20/2026AYE/NAY:22/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzExcused

HevesiExcusedGrayExcused

SteckAyeSlaterAye

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAyeDursoAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:01/21/2026AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickExcusedRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinExcusedSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09473 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09473 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9473

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health
 law relating to defining enforcement officers in a city with a popu-
 lation of one million or more for the purposes of regulating tobacco
 products, herbal cigarettes and smoking paraphernalia, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 5624 and A. 8468, in relation to the
 effectiveness thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the
 2 public health law relating to defining enforcement officers in a city
 3 with a population of one million or more for the purposes of regulating
 4 tobacco products, herbal cigarettes and smoking paraphernalia, as
 5 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5624 and A. 8468, is amended to
 6 read as follows:
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect [immediately] six months after it
 8 shall have become a law.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10319-02-6

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