New York Assembly Bill 1007 was introduced today by State Representatives Phil Steck (D) and Marianna Buttenschon (D) and has been assigned to the Housing and Urban Affairs Committee for review.
The legislation would prohibit smoking or vaping marijuana within thirty feet of a child or within thirty feet of any location where children reside or attend for recreational or educational purposes, including areas separated by walls, closed doors, or different floors within a building.
Penalties outlined in the bill include a civil fine of up to $25 or 20 hours of community service for first-time violations. Repeat offenders would face steeper consequences, potentially being charged with a class B misdemeanor.
If passed, the bill would take effect 90 days after being signed into law.
New York legalized recreational marijuana in 2021, allowing those 21 and older to purchase, possess and use marijuana and a variety of marijuana products.
Also filed today in the New York Assembly is a bill to limit the potency of marijuana products, placing a cap of 15% THC on marijuana flower and 25% THC on all other marijuana products.
