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Assembly Bill A6070

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam mats containing formamide

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2011-A6070 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 4 §§37-0401 - 37-0411, amd §71-3703, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5298
2015-2016: A106

2011-A6070 - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam mats containing formamide.

2011-A6070 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6070

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MENG -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting  the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam
  mats and exercise mats containing formamide

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

  Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 4 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 4
                                FORMAMIDE
SECTION 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
        37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
        37-0405. FOAM MAT PRODUCTS.
        37-0407. PRODUCT LABELING.
        37-0409. PREEMPTION.
        37-0411. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
S 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
  THIS  TITLE  SHALL  BE  KNOWN  AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "FORMAMIDE-FREE
PRODUCT ACT".
S 37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
  AS USED IN THIS TITLE, "FOAM MAT PRODUCT" MEANS:
  1. ALL MATS, PADS, MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS DESIGNED FOR USE  BY  CHIL-
DREN  UNDER  THREE YEARS OLD, INCLUDING MATS, PADS, MATTRESSES AND CUSH-
IONS USED AS OR IN CONNECTION WITH BEDDING, CHANGING  PLATFORMS,  STROL-
LERS AND CARRIAGES, HIGH CHAIRS, CAR SEATS, PLAY PENS AND TOYS; AND
  2. ALL EXERCISE MATS DESIGNED TO BE USED BY PERSONS OF ANY AGE.
S 37-0405. FOAM MAT PRODUCTS.
  1.  BEGINNING  DECEMBER  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, NO PERSON, FIRM,
PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08753-02-1

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2011-A6070A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 4 §§37-0401 - 37-0411, amd §71-3703, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5298
2015-2016: A106

2011-A6070A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam mats containing formamide.

2011-A6070A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6070--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MENG, JAFFEE, M. MILLER, STEVENSON, MAISEL, MILL-
  MAN,  WEPRIN, ORTIZ, COOK, BARRON, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A.  ABINANTI,  AUBRY,  BRENNAN,  GALEF,  GIBSON,  MARKEY,  McENENY,
  P. RIVERA  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  prohibiting the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's  foam
  mats containing formamide

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

  Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 4 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 4
                                FORMAMIDE
SECTION 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
        37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
        37-0405. FOAM MAT PRODUCTS.
        37-0407. PREEMPTION.
        37-0409. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
S 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
  THIS TITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED  AS  THE  "FORMAMIDE-FREE
CHILDREN'S PRODUCT ACT".
S 37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
  AS  USED  IN  THIS  TITLE,  "FOAM  MAT PRODUCT" MEANS: ALL MATS, PADS,
MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS DESIGNED FOR USE BY CHILDREN THREE YEARS OLD  OR
YOUNGER,  INCLUDING  MATS,  PADS,  MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS USED AS OR IN
CONNECTION WITH BEDDING, CHANGING PLATFORMS,  STROLLERS  AND  CARRIAGES,
HIGH CHAIRS, CAR SEATS, PLAY PENS AND TOYS.
S 37-0405. FOAM MAT PRODUCTS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08753-03-1

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