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Assembly Bill A9223

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the import, manufacture, sale and distribution of unsafe cribs

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2009-A9223 - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-i, Gen Bus L

2009-A9223 - Summary

Prohibits the import, manufacture, sale and distribution of unsafe cribs.

2009-A9223 - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9223 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9223

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. FIELDS, PHEFFER -- 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
  sale of drop-side cribs

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

  Section  1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares all
of the following:
  (a) Drop-side cribs are manufactured with three  immovable  sides  and
one side that is able to slide up and down to allow for easier access to
infants inside the crib.
  (b)  Drop-side cribs have more moving parts than cribs with four fixed
sides, leading to an increased risk of separation of  one  side  of  the
crib from the others and higher rates of other crib malfunctions.
  (c)  Frequently,  parents  are  unaware  that their drop-side crib has
become unsafe because the crib's hardware malfunctions  in  a  way  that
cannot be readily detected.
  (d)  Malfunctioning  drop-side  cribs  have been the cause of at least
three infant deaths and many injuries throughout the  United  States  in
the past eighteen months.
  (e)  The injuries and deaths resulting from the use of drop-side cribs
have resulted in increased investigations and five recalls by the feder-
al consumer product safety commission, involving more than three million
cribs.
  (f) In response to  these  concerns,  the  crib  making  industry  has
proposed through the industry safety standards organization, ASTM Inter-
national, banning the manufacture and sale of drop-side cribs.
  (g)  Currently,  the industry ban on the manufacture and sale of drop-
side cribs is only voluntary and is not required by any  laws  or  regu-
lations.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14959-01-9

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2009-A9223A - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-i, Gen Bus L

2009-A9223A - Summary

Prohibits the import, manufacture, sale and distribution of unsafe cribs.

2009-A9223A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9223--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. FIELDS, PHEFFER, JAFFEE, GIBSON, MILLMAN, CARROZ-
  ZA,  DINOWITZ,  CASTRO, GUNTHER, ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BOYLAND, BURLING,  CONTE,  ERRIGO,  FINCH,  GABRYSZAK,  HEASTIE,
  HIKIND,  HOOPER, KOON, MARKEY, MAYERSOHN, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, MOLINA-
  RO, SALADINO, SKARTADOS, TOBACCO, TOWNSEND -- read once  and  referred
  to  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to
  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  sale of unsafe cribs

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

  Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares  all
of the following:
  (a)  Drop-side  cribs  are manufactured with three immovable sides and
one side that is able to slide up and down to allow for easier access to
infants inside the crib.
  (b) Drop-side cribs have more moving parts than cribs with four  fixed
sides,  leading  to  an  increased risk of separation of one side of the
crib from the others and higher rates of other crib malfunctions.
  (c) Frequently, parents are unaware  that  their  drop-side  crib  has
become  unsafe  because  the  crib's hardware malfunctions in a way that
cannot be readily detected.
  (d) Malfunctioning drop-side cribs have been the  cause  of  at  least
twelve  infant  deaths and many injuries throughout the United States in
the past eighteen months.
  (e) The injuries and deaths resulting from the use of drop-side  cribs
have  resulted  in  increased investigations and numerous recalls by the
federal consumer product safety commission, involving  more  than  seven
million cribs.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14959-06-0

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2009-A9223B - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-i, Gen Bus L

2009-A9223B - Summary

Prohibits the import, manufacture, sale and distribution of unsafe cribs.

2009-A9223B - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9223B - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9223--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. FIELDS, PHEFFER, JAFFEE, GIBSON, MILLMAN, CARROZ-
  ZA,  DINOWITZ,  CASTRO, GUNTHER, ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BOYLAND, BURLING,  CONTE,  ERRIGO,  FINCH,  GABRYSZAK,  HEASTIE,
  HIKIND,  HOOPER, KOON, MARKEY, MAYERSOHN, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, MOLINA-
  RO, SALADINO, SKARTADOS, TOBACCO, TOWNSEND -- read once  and  referred
  to  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to
  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  sale of unsafe cribs

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

  Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares  all
of the following:
  (a)  Drop-side  cribs  are manufactured with three immovable sides and
one side that is able to slide up and down to allow for easier access to
infants inside the crib.
  (b) Drop-side cribs have more moving parts than cribs with four  fixed
sides,  leading  to  an  increased risk of separation of one side of the
crib from the others and higher rates of other crib malfunctions.
  (c) Frequently, parents are unaware  that  their  drop-side  crib  has
become  unsafe  because  the  crib's hardware malfunctions in a way that
cannot be readily detected.
  (d) Malfunctioning drop-side cribs have been the  cause  of  at  least
twelve  infant  deaths and many injuries throughout the United States in
the past eighteen months.
  (e) The injuries and deaths resulting from the use of drop-side  cribs
have  resulted  in  increased investigations and numerous recalls by the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14959-07-0

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multi-Sponsors

2009-A9223C (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-i, Gen Bus L

2009-A9223C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the import, manufacture, sale and distribution of unsafe cribs.

2009-A9223C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9223C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9223--C

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. FIELDS, PHEFFER, JAFFEE, GIBSON, MILLMAN, CARROZ-
  ZA,  DINOWITZ,  CASTRO, GUNTHER, ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BOYLAND, BURLING,  CONTE,  ERRIGO,  FINCH,  GABRYSZAK,  HEASTIE,
  HIKIND,  HOOPER, KOON, MARKEY, MAYERSOHN, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, MOLINA-
  RO, SALADINO, SKARTADOS, TOBACCO, TOWNSEND -- read once  and  referred
  to  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to
  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to
  the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  sale of unsafe cribs

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

  Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares  all
of the following:
  (a)  Drop-side  cribs  are manufactured with three immovable sides and
one side that is able to slide up and down to allow for easier access to
infants inside the crib.
  (b) Drop-side cribs have more moving parts than cribs with four  fixed
sides,  leading  to  an  increased risk of separation of one side of the
crib from the others and higher rates of other crib malfunctions.
  (c) Frequently, parents are unaware  that  their  drop-side  crib  has
become  unsafe  because  the  crib's hardware malfunctions in a way that
cannot be readily detected.
  (d) Malfunctioning drop-side cribs have been the  cause  of  at  least
twelve  infant  deaths and many injuries throughout the United States in
the past eighteen months.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14959-09-0

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