STATE OF NEW YORK
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2069
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. KIM, COLTON, GALEF, FRIEND, McDONOUGH, ORTIZ,
WILLIAMS, GIGLIO, DICKENS, D'URSO, JEAN-PIERRE, HEVESI, ABINANTI,
RIVERA, VANEL, MOSLEY, JOYNER, DAVILA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. SIMON, THIELE, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting
the advertisement of prescription drugs by the Metropolitan Transpor-
tation Authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1266-l to read as follows:
3 § 1266-l. Prohibiting advertisements promoting prescription drugs. The
4 authority shall prohibit all advertisements that promote the use of
5 prescription drugs, as defined in subdivision nine of section two
6 hundred seventy of the public health law, from appearing on any of its
7 facilities, equipment, railroad facilities, marine and aviation facili-
8 ties, omnibus facilities, real property, transportation facilities or
9 transit facilities. This section shall apply to any leases or contracts
10 for advertisement entered into, renewed, modified or amended on or after
11 this section shall have become a law.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
13 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03878-01-9