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S 4699: Requires electronic cigarettes and e-liquid products to be sold in separate specific locations where only persons of at least twenty-one years of age are allowed to enter.
What S 4699 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes and e-liquid products in New York. It requires businesses that sell tobacco products and certain other items to store them behind a counter or in a locked container, accessible only to personnel. This restriction does not apply to tobacco businesses or places with age restrictions. Additionally, the bill requires businesses that sell liquid nicotine or electronic cigarettes to be restricted to people 21 years of age or older. The law will take effect 180 days after it becomes law.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4699
- What is the current status of S 4699?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 4699 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
- Did S 4699 pass?
- Not yet. S 4699 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4699, and where is it now?
- S 4699 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 11, 2025 · 384 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4699 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring elec- tronic cigarettes and e-liquid products to be sold in separate specif- ic locations where only persons of at least twenty-one years of age are allowed to enter The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 1399-cc of the public health law, 2 as amended by chapter 100 of the laws of 2019, is amended and a new 3 subdivision 8 is added to read as follows: 4 7. No person operating a place of business wherein tobacco products, 5 herbal cigarettes, [liquid nicotine,] or shisha [or electronic ciga-6rettes] are sold or offered for sale shall sell, permit to be sold, 7 offer for sale or display for sale any tobacco product, herbal ciga- 8 rettes, [liquid nicotine,] or shisha [or electronic cigarettes in any9manner], unless such products and cigarettes are stored for sale (a) 10 behind a counter in an area accessible only to the personnel of such 11 business, or (b) in a locked container; provided, however, such 12 restriction shall not apply to tobacco businesses, as defined in subdi- 13 vision eight of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-aa of this article, 14 and to places to which admission is restricted to persons twenty-one 15 years of age or older. 16 8. No person operating a place of business wherein liquid nicotine or 17 electronic cigarettes are sold or offered for sale shall sell, permit to 18 be sold, offer for sale or display for sale any liquid nicotine or elec- 19 tronic cigarettes unless such place of business is a place to which 20 admission is restricted to persons twenty-one years of age or older. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 22 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09387-01-5
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