---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to prohibiting smoking in public parks"
description: "Prohibits smoking in public parks; sets $50 fine; defines terms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 5061"
citation: "New York A 5061 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DINOWITZ"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2022-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/042224db-b6d4-4a9f-b816-17afe2fb5bf6"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A5061"
source_hash: "d0674e4dbbf8372406c6e200526e050948e2e90abc6cfbe0a41883b4f65e7c3c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 5061 (2021-2022) — Relates to prohibiting smoking in public parks

Prohibits smoking in public parks; sets $50 fine; defines terms.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A5061** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5061&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **56–7** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **135–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- DINOWITZ — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-10** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08** REPORTED
- **2022-03-10** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.470
- **2022-03-15** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-03-15** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-03-15** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4142
- **2022-06-01** 3RD READING CAL.1749
- **2022-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-07-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-15** SIGNED CHAP.378 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/042224db-b6d4-4a9f-b816-17afe2fb5bf6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).