Bill > A02128

This bill amends New York's public health and tax laws to prohibit the storage, processing, and distribution of flavored vapor products near retail or wholesale locations that sell vapor or tobacco products. The bill expands definitions of "vapor products" and "vapor products dealer" and introduces stricter regulations on the sale and handling of flavored vapor products. Key provisions include defining "flavored" vapor products as those with a distinguishable taste, aroma, or cooling sensation beyond tobacco flavor, and prohibiting dealers from storing, packaging, shipping, or distributing such products in or near places where vapor or tobacco products are sold. The bill also increases potential civil penalties for violations, with fines up to three hundred dollars per individual package of flavored vapor products sold or offered for sale. Additionally, the bill strengthens record-keeping requirements for vapor product dealers, mandating they maintain detailed invoices and records for three years and allowing the commissioner to inspect these records. The legislation aims to reduce youth access to flavored vapor products and improve enforcement of existing tobacco and vapor product regulations, with the goal of preventing youth consumption of these products.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2128