Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 27, 2009 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S4733
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) 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
2009-S4733 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §385-b, Gen Bus L; add §156-h, Exec L
2009-S4733 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires that mattresses and upholstered furniture be fire retardant pursuant to regulations to be adopted by the office of fire prevention and control; authorizes exemptions from the requirement for certain entities that meet specific criteria; authorizes the attorney general to assess fines for violations and/or bring suit against the violator.
2009-S4733 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4733 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law and the executive law, in relation to requiring mattresses and upholstered furniture to be fire retardant PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would require that mattresses and upholstered furniture be fire retardant pursuant to regulations to be adopted by the office of fire prevention and control. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section one of this bill would amend the general business law to require all mattresses and box springs manufactured for sale in New York State to be fire retardant. The office of fire prevention and control would adopt regulations requiring that fire retardant mattresses and box springs meet resistance to an open-flame test that uses a pass or fail performance criteria. If the office of fire prevention and control concludes that other bedding contributes to mattress fires, the regulations shall require other bedding to be flame retardant under the resistance to open-flame test.
2009-S4733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4733 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LEIBELL -- 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 and the executive law, in relation to requiring mattresses and upholstered furniture to be fire retardant 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 385-b to read as follows: S 385-B. MATTRESSES AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE TO BE FIRE RETARDANT. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "FIRE RETARDANT" MEANS A PRODUCT THAT MEETS THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE FURNITURE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND EXERCISE. (B) "BEDDING" MEANS ANY QUILTED PAD, PACKING PAD, MATTRESS PAD, HAMMOCK PAD, MATTRESS, COMFORTER, QUILT, SLEEPING BAG, BOX SPRING, STUDIO COUCH, PILLOW OR CUSHION MADE OF LEATHER, CLOTH OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL, WHICH IS OR CAN BE STUFFED OR FILLED IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITH ANY CONCEALED SUBSTANCE OR MATERIAL, WHICH CAN BE USED BY ANY HUMAN BEING FOR SLEEPING OR RECLINING PURPOSES. 2. (A) ALL MATTRESSES AND BOX SPRINGS MANUFACTURED FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL BE FIRE RETARDANT PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX-H OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOU- SAND TEN, REQUIRING THAT FIRE RETARDANT MATTRESSES AND BOX SPRINGS MEET A RESISTANCE TO OPEN-FLAME TEST THAT USES A PASS OR FAIL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA BASED ON A TEST METHOD DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OR THAT IS BASED ON ASTME 1590. IF THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL CONCLUDES THAT OTHER BEDDING CONTRIBUTES TO MATTRESS FIRES, THE REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE THE OTHER BEDDING TO BE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03270-01-9
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