Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 28, 2014 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A8912
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PEOPLES-STOKES
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-A8912 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A8912 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8912 I N A S S E M B L Y February 28, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the manufacture, distribution and sale of toys and child care products, containing bisphenol-A or phthalates, which are intended for use by or upon a child under the age of fourteen years THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 397-b to read as follows: S 397-B. TOYS AND CHILD CARE PRODUCTS; BISPHENOL-A AND PHTHALATES. 1. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS THAT BISPHENOL-A, AN ESTROGEN-MIMICKING ENDOCRINE DISRUPTER CHEMICAL, IS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF EPOXY RESINS AND POLYCARBONATE PLASTICS, AND IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT IN HARD POLYCAR- BONATE PLASTICS. THESE PLASTICS ARE USED IN MANY FOOD AND DRINK PACKAG- ING APPLICATIONS, AND THE RESINS ARE COMMONLY USED AS LACQUERS TO COAT METAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOOD CANS, BOTTLE TOPS AND WATER SUPPLY PIPES. BISPHENOL-A HAS BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE HORMONE DISRUPTING EFFECTS, AND IS ALSO USED IN MANY PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR USE BY YOUNG CHILDREN INCLUDING TOYS, PACIFIERS, BABY BOTTLES AND TEETHERS. THE LEGISLATURE ALSO FINDS THAT PHTHALATES ARE CHEMICALS USED TO PLAS- TICIZE SOME FOOD CONTAINERS, PLASTIC WRAP, TOYS, SHAMPOOS, PERFUMES AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS. SUCH CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE HORMONE DISRUPT- ING EFFECTS. 2. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA- NY OR CORPORATION SHALL MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTE, SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY TOY OR CHILD CARE PRODUCT CONTAINING BISPHENOL-A, INTENDED FOR USE BY A CHILD UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE. 3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PHTHALATES" MEANS DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE (DEHP), DIBUTYL PHTHALATE (DBP), BENZYL BUTYL PHTHALATE (BBP), DIISONONYL PHTHALATE (DINP), DIISODECYL PHTHALATE (DIDP), OR DI-N-OCTYL PHTHALATE (DNOP). 4. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA- NY OR CORPORATION SHALL MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTE, SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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