Bill > S05270

This bill amends the public health law to expand restrictions on advertisements for tobacco and cannabis products near schools. Specifically, the bill prohibits businesses from displaying advertisements for tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, vapor products, or cannabis products in storefront windows or doors within 1,500 feet of a school (or 500 feet within New York City). The bill broadens the definition of "advertisement" to explicitly include cannabis-related visual imagery and increases the penalties for violations, raising the fine from $500 to $5,000 for a first offense and from $1,000 to $10,000 for subsequent violations. Additionally, the bill mandates that enforcement officers or departments conduct quarterly random inspections of retail dealers selling cigarettes, tobacco products, or vapor products to ensure compliance with these advertising restrictions. These changes aim to reduce youth exposure to advertisements for tobacco and cannabis products near educational institutions by creating stricter visual display guidelines and implementing more rigorous enforcement mechanisms.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5270