Syracuse, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to renew his fight against e-cigarettes next year, this time by proposing laws that would ban flavors and regulate sales of the vaping products.

In September, Cuomo tried to use an emergency health order to make flavored e-cigarettes illegal. The move came after hundreds across the nation became sick with serious vaping-related lung infections. Some vaping companies fought back, and a New York court put the ban on hold.

Now, Cuomo is proposing to change state law to tackle vaping, he announced today. Nearly 40% of 12th grade students and 27% of all high school students are now using e-cigarettes, with this increase largely driven by flavored e-liquids used in vaping devices, according to his office.

The proposals would:

Ban all flavored nicotine vaping products, including menthol flavors.

Ban all vaping advertisements aimed at young people.

Authorized the state’s Department of Health to regulate the sale of chemicals used in vaping-related products.

Ban sale of vaping product carrier oils deemed to be a public health risk.

Limit online, phone and mail order sales of e-cigarettes to registered retailers.

Juul, the nation’s largest e-cigarette maker, announced plans this fall it would stop targeting young customers in ads.

Cuomo will formally propose the changes early next year, when the state Legislature begins its session. The governor, a Democrat, will outline his agenda for 2020 in his State of the State address on Jan. 8 in Albany.

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