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NY A09287
Bill
Status
12/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Keith Brown
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AI Summary
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Creates new criminal offenses for nitrous oxide: possession for non-acceptable use (class A misdemeanor), sale to someone likely to misuse it (class D felony), and sale by adults to persons under 21 (class C felony)
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Establishes minimum purchase age of 21 and requires retailers to obtain a permit to sell nitrous oxide, with permits prohibited within 250 feet of schools, playgrounds, libraries, or houses of worship, and banned for convenience stores and mobile vendors
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Limits retail sales to 100 grams of nitrous oxide per customer in any 30-day period, requires government-issued photo ID, and mandates use of a real-time electronic stop-sale tracking system administered by the Department of State
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Defines "acceptable uses" including manufacturing, healthcare administration, automotive/rocketry purposes with deterrent chemicals, and food preparation in commercial settings or up to 100 grams for personal home use by adults 21+
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Creates a new traffic offense for driving while impaired by nitrous oxide and directs the Department of Health to develop education and outreach programs on the dangers of nitrous oxide misuse, including vitamin B-12 deficiency, loss of consciousness, and death
Legislative Description
Enacts into law components of legislation relating to the possession and sale of nitrous oxide; criminalizes certain sales and possessions of nitrous oxide; (Part A); regulates the sale of nitrous oxide; (Part B); establishes an education and outreach program relating to nitrous oxide (Part C); criminalizes driving while ability impaired by nitrous oxide (Part D).
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
3/9/2026