Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to consumer protection |
May 20, 2009 |
print number 4276a |
May 20, 2009 |
amend and recommit to consumer protection |
Apr 20, 2009 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S4276
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
Bill Amendments
2009-S4276 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S6246
2013-2014: S3514
2009-S4276 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4276 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of engine coolant and antifreeze PURPOSE OF BILL : Provides that any engine coolant or antifreeze that contains 10% or more of ethylene glycol shall only be sold if it contains 30 parts per million (ppm) of the non-toxic, aversive additive denatonium benzoate (DB). SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-i: Engine coolant and antifreeze. JUSTIFICATION : From coast to coast, people and animals have been harmed, even killed, both accidentally and intentionally, simply by ingesting a small amount of antifreeze which contains ethylene glycol. Other then Oregon which enacted legislation in 1991, since this bill was first introduced in New York (2004), seven other states enacted this bill into law: Arizona, California, Maine, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington State.
2009-S4276 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4276 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 20, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STACHOWSKI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of engine coolant and antifreeze 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 399-i to read as follows: S 399-I. ENGINE COOLANT AND ANTIFREEZE. 1. ANY ENGINE COOLANT OR ANTI- FREEZE SOLD IN THIS STATE ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, THAT IS MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN TEN PERCENT ETHYLENE GLYCOL, SHALL INCLUDE DENA- TONIUM BENZOATE AT A MINIMUM OF THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION AS A BITTERING AGENT WITHIN THE PRODUCT SO AS TO RENDER IT UNPALATABLE. ANOTHER AVER- SIVE AGENT MAY BE USED AS A BITTERING AGENT IF IT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE DEGREE OF AVERSION IN TEST SUBJECTS OBTAINED BY UTILIZING THE FORMU- LATION OF THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION OF DENATONIUM BENZOATE IN ENGINE COOLANT OR ANTIFREEZE. ANY MANUFACTURER OR PACKAGER OF A PRODUCT SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION SHALL MAINTAIN A RECORD OF THE TRADE NAME, SCIENTIFIC NAME, AND ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF ANY BITTERING AGENT USED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE FURNISHED TO ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 2. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY TO THE SALE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT CONTAINS ENGINE COOLANT OR ANTIFREEZE. 3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS "ENGINE COOLANT" AND "ANTI- FREEZE" SHALL MEAN ANY ENGINE COOLANT OR ANTIFREEZE THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN TEN PERCENT ETHYLENE GLYCOL. S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05413-01-9
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2009-S4276A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S6246
2013-2014: S3514
2009-S4276A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4276A REVISED 06/08/09 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of engine coolant and antifreeze PURPOSE OF BILL : Provides that any engine coolant or antifreeze that contains 10% or more of ethylene glycol shall only be sold if it contains a minimum of 30 parts per million (ppm) and a maximum of 50 pm of the non-toxic, aversive additive denatonium benzoate (DB) in order to render it unpalatable. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-i: Engine coolant and antifreeze. JUSTIFICATION : From coast to coast, people and animals have been harmed, even killed, both accidentally and intentionally, simply by ingesting a small amount of antifreeze which contains ethylene glycol. Other than Oregon, which enacted legislation in 1991, seven other states enacted this bill into law: Arizona, California, Maine, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington State.
2009-S4276A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4276--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 20, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STACHOWSKI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of engine coolant and antifreeze 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 399-i to read as follows: S 399-I. ENGINE COOLANT AND ANTIFREEZE. 1. ANY ENGINE COOLANT OR ANTI- FREEZE SOLD IN THIS STATE ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, THAT IS MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN TEN PERCENT ETHYLENE GLYCOL, SHALL INCLUDE DENA- TONIUM BENZOATE AT A MINIMUM OF THIRTY PARTS PER MILLION AND A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY PARTS PER MILLION AS A BITTERING AGENT WITHIN THE PRODUCT SO AS TO RENDER IT UNPALATABLE. ANY MANUFACTURER OR PACKAGER OF A PRODUCT SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION SHALL MAINTAIN A RECORD OF THE TRADE NAME, SCIENTIFIC NAME, AND ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF ANY BITTERING AGENT USED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE FURNISHED TO ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 2. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY TO THE SALE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT CONTAINS ENGINE COOLANT OR ANTIFREEZE. 3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS "ENGINE COOLANT" AND "ANTI- FREEZE" SHALL MEAN ANY ENGINE COOLANT OR ANTIFREEZE THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN TEN PERCENT ETHYLENE GLYCOL. 4. A MANUFACTURER, PROCESSOR, DISTRIBUTOR, RECYCLER, OR SELLER OF AN ENGINE COOLANT OR ANTIFREEZE THAT IS REQUIRED TO CONTAIN A BITTERING AGENT UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DAMAGE TO THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05413-04-9
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