STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7331 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 24, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, PAULIN, JAFFEE, DINOWITZ, GALEF, CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, HIKIND, LIFTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting the advertising of tobacco products on mass commuting vehicles receiving state aid or funding The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new 2 section 119-t-1 to read as follows: 3 § 119-t-1. Advertising of tobacco products prohibited on mass commut- 4 ing vehicles receiving state aid or funding. 1. Advertisement of the 5 promotion, use or purchase of tobacco products shall be prohibited in or 6 on a mass commuting vehicle where the owners or operators of the mass 7 commuting vehicle receive state aid or funding for the operation of the 8 business. 9 2. Advertisement of the promotion, use or purchase of tobacco products 10 shall be prohibited in any station or waiting area operated for the 11 service of a mass commuting vehicle described in subdivision one of this 12 section. 13 3. For purposes of this section: 14 a. "Mass commuting vehicle" means any bus, subway car, rail car, loco- 15 motive, or similar equipment used or to be used to provide mass commut- 16 ing services. 17 b. "Tobacco products" means one or more cigarettes, cigars, chewing 18 tobacco, powdered tobacco or any other tobacco products. 19 § 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 20 1265-c to read as follows: 21 § 1265-c. Advertising of tobacco products prohibited on mass commuting 22 vehicles receiving state aid or funding. 1. Advertisement of the 23 promotion, use or purchase of tobacco products shall be prohibited in or EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11011-01-7

A. 7331 2 1 on a mass commuting vehicle where the owners or operators of the mass 2 commuting vehicle receive state aid or funding for the operation of the 3 business. 4 2. Advertisement of the promotion, use or purchase of tobacco products 5 shall be prohibited in any station or waiting area operated for the 6 service of a mass commuting vehicle described in subdivision one of this 7 section. 8 3. For purposes of this section: 9 a. "Mass commuting vehicle" means any bus, subway car, rail car, loco- 10 motive, or similar equipment used or to be used to provide mass commut- 11 ing services. 12 b. "Tobacco products" means one or more cigarettes, cigars, chewing 13 tobacco, powdered tobacco or any other tobacco products. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 15 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.