Westchester committees amend draft and set public hearing on flavored and camouflage vaping possession rule

The Westchester County Legislature’s legislation and Health committees agreed to amend the county’s proposed local law and set a public hearing on two related items that would establish a rebuttable presumption regarding possession of certain flavored nicotine vapor products.

Justin Nate of the law department told members the revisions—provided in a redline the office circulated—add camouflage vaping products to the existing flavor‑based proposal and standardize the presumption to apply when someone possesses four or more individual “packages or packets.” "We did provide, and you should have in front of you, revisions to the local law," Nate said, noting the substantive changes were highlighted. Committee members moved and seconded an amendment to fold the revised language into both items (referred to in the meeting as items 20‑26‑212 and 213); the motion passed in committee.

The amendment also changed the resolution that will be posted for the public hearing so the title reflects the broadened draft—now described in committee as possession of certain vapor products. The committees next step is the public hearing process; the meeting record notes the committees voted to set the hearing and advance the amended local law for public comment.