A 603: Requires the department of health to establish nicotine levels for electronic cigarettes and e-liquids which automatically taper in nicotine strength in amounts and at certain time intervals; requires manufacturers to only manufacture, cause to be manufactured, or sold, in this state, any electronic cigarette or e-liquid unless such product automatically tapers in nicotine strength in amounts and at certain time intervals as determined by the department of health.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 603 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing nico- tine levels for electronic cigarettes and e-liquids which automat- ically taper in nicotine strength in amounts and at certain time intervals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1399-aa of the public health law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows: 3 19. "E-liquid" means a liquid composed of nicotine and other chemi- 4 cals, and which is sold as a product that may be used in an electronic 5 cigarette. 6 § 2. Section 1399-dd of the public health law, as amended by chapter 7 448 of the laws of 2012, subdivision (d) as amended by chapter 100 of 8 the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 9 § 1399-dd. Sale and manufacture of tobacco products, herbal cigarettes 10 or electronic cigarettes [in vending machines]. 1. No person, firm, 11 partnership, company or corporation shall operate a vending machine 12 which dispenses tobacco products, herbal cigarettes or electronic ciga- 13 rettes unless such machine is located: (a) in a bar as defined in subdi- 14 vision one of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-n of this chapter, or 15 the bar area of a food service establishment with a valid, on-premises 16 full liquor license; (b) in a private club; (c) in a tobacco business as 17 defined in subdivision eight of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-aa 18 of this article; or (d) in a place of employment which has an insignif- 19 icant portion of its regular workforce comprised of people under the age 20 of twenty-one years and only in such locations that are not accessible 21 to the general public; provided, however, that in such locations the 22 vending machine is located in plain view and under the direct super- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02049-01-5 
 A. 603 2 1 vision and control of the person in charge of the location or [his or 2 her] such person's designated agent or employee. 3 2. (a) No person, firm, partnership, company, or corporation engaged 4 in the business of manufacturing electronic cigarettes or e-liquids 5 shall manufacture, cause to be manufactured, or sold, in this state, any 6 electronic cigarette or e-liquid unless such product is programmed to 7 automatically taper in nicotine strength in amounts and at certain time 8 intervals as determined by the department. 9 (b) Any person, firm, partnership, company, or corporation who 10 violates this subdivision, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursu- 11 ant thereto, may be assessed by the commissioner, a civil penalty for 12 each such violation. Each violation and each day during which a 13 violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 15 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 16 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 17 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 18 on or before such effective date.