Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
TL;DR
The Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection held an oversight hearing on the availability of flavored e-cigarettes near NYC schools and introduced a proposed law that would give the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection authority to seal e-cigarette retail locations that violate regulations. The committee examined concerns about youth access to flavored vaping products in areas near schools.
Key Decisions
- Oversight hearing on flavored e-cigarette availability near schools Hearing held
- Introduction of Local Law to authorize sealing of non-compliant e-cigarette retailers Introduced
Agenda
- T2026-2795 Oversight – Examining the Availability of Flavored E-Cigarettes Near New York City Schools.Oversight
- T2026-2791 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the department of consumer and worker protection’s authority to seal the premises of electronic cigarette retailersIntroduction
- Jointly with the Committee on Oversight and Investigations