Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to consumer protection |
Oct 26, 2015 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6074
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2015-S6074 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §391-t, Gen Bus L; amd §§480, 1605 & 1607, Tax L; amd §§105, 106 & 118, ABC L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S577
2015-S6074 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the sale and distribution of sexual performance dietary supplements or foods containing an unsafe sexual performance food additive; establishes penalties for violations; requires the department of agriculture and markets to perform inspections and the department of health to provide information on products on its website; requires the department of agriculture and markets to implement an outreach program to inform wholesalers, manufacturers, and retailers of the ban on sexual performance dietary supplements and food additives.
2015-S6074 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6074 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the sale and distribution of sexual performance dietary supplements or foods containing an unsafe sexual performance food additive; and to amend the tax law and alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the denial, suspension or cancellation of certain licenses for repeated violations of the ban on the sale of sexual performance dietary supplements or foods containing an unsafe sexual performance food additive PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill amends the General Business Law, with regard to prohibiting the sale of unregulated dietary supplements in New York State that are marketed for the purposes of enhancing sexual performance and/or curing the symptoms of erectile dysfunction. Where the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a series of public safety notifications regarding hidden ingredients in these products, many of which are manufactured overseas, their continued sale represents an unreasonable threat to the health and safety of New Yorkers. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends the General Business Law by adding a new Section 391-t, relating to a prohibition upon "sexual performance dietary
2015-S6074 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6074 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 26, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PERALTA, KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the sale and distribution of sexual performance dietary supplements or foods containing an unsafe sexual performance food additive; and to amend the tax law and alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the denial, suspension or cancellation of certain licenses for repeated violations of the ban on the sale of sexual performance dietary supplements or foods containing an unsafe sexual performance food additive 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 391-t to read as follows: S 391-T. SEXUAL PERFORMANCE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND FOOD ADDITIVES; PROHIBITION. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO SELL OR GIVE AWAY, AS EITHER A RETAIL OR WHOLESALE PROMOTION, BY ANY MEANS INCLUDING VIA THE INTERNET, A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE DIETARY SUPPLEMENT OR A FOOD CONTAINING AN UNSAFE SEXUAL PERFORMANCE FOOD ADDITIVE TO ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, OR OTHER ENTITY LOCATED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOW- ING MEANINGS: (A) "DIETARY SUPPLEMENT" MEANS (1) A PRODUCT THAT IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT THE DIET AND THAT BEARS OR CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DIETARY INGREDIENTS: A VITAMIN, A MINERAL, AN HERB OR OTHER BOTANICAL, AN AMINO ACID, OR ANY OTHER DIETARY SUBSTANCE FOR THE USE BY A PERSON TO SUPPLEMENT THE DIET BY INCREASING THE TOTAL DAILY INTAKE, OR A CONCENTRATE, METABOLITE, CONSTITUENT, EXTRACT, OR COMBINATIONS OF THESE INGREDIENTS; (2) INTENDED FOR INGESTION IN ANY MANNER INCLUDING EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13054-05-5
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