Senate Bill S2066

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the provision to consumers of information concerning household hazardous products at the point of retail sale by labels and pamphlets

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2066 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6431
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title IV §37-0401, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3130, A5685, A6981
2013-2014: A7956
2015-2016: A7536
2017-2018: A10305
2019-2020: A6879
2021-2022: A3095
2023-2024: A3622

2009-S2066 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a program to provide information to consumers concerning household hazardous products; such information to be available at the point of retail sale by labels and pamphlets; provides such information should disclose hazards and inform people of environmentally safer alternatives; provides for the establishment of a hazardous product list by the department of environmental conservation.

2009-S2066 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2066 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2066

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. HUNTLEY, ADAMS, DIAZ, ESPADA, STAVISKY -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  retail shelf labeling of  household  hazardous  products  and  related
  consumer information

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 4 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE IV
           HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS; CONSUMER INFORMATION
SECTION 37-0401. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS; CONSUMER INFORMATION.
S 37-0401. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS; CONSUMER INFORMATION.
  1. TO THE EXTENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, IN CONSUL-
TATION WITH NEW YORK RETAILERS AND PRODUCT  MANUFACTURERS,  ESTABLISH  A
PROGRAM TO:
  A.  PROVIDE  INFORMATION  TO  RETAILERS  WITH RESPECT TO THE HAZARDOUS
PRODUCTS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION  AND  ENVIRON-
MENTALLY SAFER ALTERNATIVES TO THOSE PRODUCTS;
  B.  PROVIDE  LABELS  FOR  RETAIL  USE  WITH  RESPECT  TO THE HAZARDOUS
PRODUCTS;
  C. PROVIDE PAMPHLETS FOR CONSUMERS, TO BE MADE AVAILABLE BY  RETAILERS
AT  THE  POINT  OF  SALE,  DESCRIBING  THE  TOXICITY  OF THESE HAZARDOUS
PRODUCTS, SAFER DISPOSAL METHODS, AND  ALTERNATIVE  PRODUCTS  WHICH  ARE
ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFER; AND
  D.  REQUIRE  THAT  RETAIL  ESTABLISHMENTS  DISPLAY  THESE  LABELS  AND
PAMPHLETS  ON  SHELVES,  OR  IN  THE  IMMEDIATE  VICINITY  OF  HAZARDOUS
PRODUCTS, WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  2.  "HAZARDOUS  PRODUCTS" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION ARE DEFINED
AS FOLLOWS:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01221-01-9
              

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