The American Lung Association has asked us to help with the following : The legislature will be in session for a few more days, so please contact your legislator on this very important issue. Thank you. 

"Currently under New York State law, electronic cigarettes are allowed where smoking is prohibited! We are working in Albany to close this loophole...with just a couple of session days left, we need your help! Today, we are targeting the State Senate delegation in Suffolk.

Please call your State Senator and / or Majority Leader Flanagan and leave a message in support. Leaving a message is easy...we do it all the time. Simply call the numbers below and leave this message:

As a New York State resident, I urge you to pass legislation to include e-cigarettes in the Clean Indoor Air Act.

• Senate Majority Leader Flanagan 518-455-2071
• Senator Boyle 518-455-3411
• Senator Croci 518-455-3570
• Senator LaValle 518-455-3121
• Senator Marcellino 518-455-2390
• Senator Venditto 518-455-3341

When calling, you will likely just be asked for your name and hometown.

If you would like, here are other talking points:

• Bill number is S2202 (FOR THE SENATE)
• Why are e-cigarettes still allowed in places where you can't smoke? The short answer is because e-cigarettes didn't exist when the earlier law was passed.
• What do we know about e-cigarettes? That's the problem - we don't know enough. We need more research about the long-term health impact of e-cigarettes.
• We do know e-cigarettes are dangerous because they target young people, can keep people hooked on nicotine, and threaten to "re-normalize" tobacco use.
• Even more disturbing, according to a new report from the CDC, e-cigarette use tripled among U.S. middle and high school students in just one year."