Int 0734-2018
Smoking on sidewalks.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Healthintroduced 2018-03-22
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2018-03-22Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
The proposed bill would prohibit individuals from smoking while walking on sidewalks under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation and several locations under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation.
Committee on Health — Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).
How it compares
24% of similar bills passed
12 passed · 38 died
This bill: 1380 days in committee
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Sponsors (4)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-03-22 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-03-22 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2018-03-22 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 734
- Int. No. 734
- March 22, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 03-22-2018
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - March 22, 2018
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 17-503 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new subdivision e to read as follows:
e. Smoking is prohibited while walking on all sidewalks under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation and any of the following locations under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation:
1. The sidewalks immediately adjoining parks, squares and public places;
2. Any pedestrian route through any park strip, median or mall that is adjacent to vehicular traffic;
3. Parking lots.
� 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, except that the commissioner may take such actions as are necessary to implement this local law, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.
ZH
LS 1473
01/29/2018