Defines enforcement officers in a city with a population of one million or more for the purposes of regulating tobacco products, herbal cigarettes and smoking paraphernalia
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Defines enforcement officers in a city with a population of one million or more for the purposes of regulating tobacco products, herbal cigarettes and smoking paraphernalia” Read the full text
Senate
What it does
Defines enforcement officers in a city with a population of one million or more for the purposes of regulating tobacco products, herbal cigarettes and smoking paraphernalia; provides that an enforcement officer for purposes of section 1399-ee of the public health law shall be the office of administrative trials and hearings.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
REFERRED TO HEALTH · Feb 26, 2025
Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.1090 · May 13, 2025
Senate
2ND REPORT CAL. · May 14, 2025
Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · May 15, 2025
Senate
PASSED SENATE · Jun 12, 2025
Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jun 12, 2025
Senate
REFERRED TO HEALTH · Jun 12, 2025
Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A8468 · Jun 16, 2025
Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.833 · Jun 16, 2025
Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jun 16, 2025
Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE · Jun 16, 2025
Assembly
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Nov 17, 2025
Senate
SIGNED CHAP.551 · Nov 21, 2025
Senate
APPROVAL MEMO.8 · Nov 25, 2025
Senate
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Brian Kavanagh
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-12 · EXC 4, NAY 1, AYE 58
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-05-13 · EXC 1, AYEWR 3, AYE 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS (NYS)via HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP
1 filingFrom 1 filing in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Nov 21, 2025).