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A2102 • 2025

Prohibits the sale of vape products that are made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one

Prohibits the sale of vape products that are made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Charles Fall
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits the sale of vape products that are made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one

Prohibits the sale of vape products that are made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one Prohibits the sale of vape products that are made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one or are sold in packaging that is made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits the sale of vape products that are made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one Prohibits the sale of vape products that are made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one or are sold in packaging that is made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  2. 2026-05-27 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

  3. 2026-05-19 Assembly

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

  4. 2026-05-19 Assembly

    PRINT NUMBER 2102A

  5. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

  6. 2025-01-15 Assembly

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

Official Summary Text

Prohibits the sale of vape products that are made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one
Prohibits the sale of vape products that are made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one or are sold in packaging that is made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          2102

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    January 15, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  prohibiting  the
          sale of vape products that resemble school supplies

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 1399-cc of the public  health  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
     3    8.  ANY PERSON OPERATING A PLACE OF BUSINESS WHEREIN TOBACCO PRODUCTS,
     4  HERBAL CIGARETTES, LIQUID NICOTINE, SHISHA, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, ROLL-
     5  ING PAPERS OR SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA ARE SOLD  OR  OFFERED  FOR  SALE  IS
     6  PROHIBITED FROM SELLING, DISTRIBUTING, PERMITTING THE SALE, OFFERING FOR
     7  SALE  OR  DISPLAYING  FOR  SALE  ANY  SUCH  PRODUCT THAT RESEMBLES OR IS
     8  DESIGNED TO RESEMBLE SCHOOL SUPPLIES, TOYS, OR ANY OTHER PRODUCT PACKAG-
     9  ING TAILORED OR ADVERTISED IN ANY WAY TO APPEAL TO OR TARGET  MINORS  OR
    10  THE  YOUTH  POPULATION. SUCH PRODUCT PACKAGING SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
    11  LIMITED TO ANY PICTURE, LOGO, SYMBOL, MOTTO, SELLING MESSAGE,  OR  COLOR
    12  OR PATTERN OF COLORS.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00880-01-5