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Assembly Bill A1473

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, or formaldehyde

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2011-A1473 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7447
2013-2014: A710
2015-2016: A526
2017-2018: A2210
2019-2020: A1114
2021-2022: A2155
2023-2024: A787
2025-2026: A1954

2011-A1473 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, or formaldehyde; prohibits the use of such nail polish and nail hardener by appearance enhancement businesses.

2011-A1473 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1473

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, MILLMAN, KELLNER, SPANO, HOOPER, MENG,
  BOYLAND,  LANCMAN  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, ROBIN-
  SON, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic
  Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  manufacture, distribution or sale of nail  polish  and  nail  hardener
  containing  dibutyl  phthalates  (DBP),  toluene, and formaldehyde and
  prohibits the use of such nail polish and nail hardener by  appearance
  enhancement businesses

  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-tt to read as follows:
  S 399-TT. MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, SALE AND USE OF  NAIL  POLISH  OR
NAIL  HARDENER CONTAINING DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP), TOLUENE, AND FORMAL-
DEHYDE PROHIBITED. 1. THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  IN
THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF NAIL POLISH OR NAIL HARDENER:
  (A) DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP);
  (B) TOLUENE; AND
  (C) FORMALDEHYDE.
  2.  IT  SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESSES TO USE
NAIL POLISH OR NAIL HARDENER CONTAINING:
  (A) DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP);
  (B) TOLUENE; OR
  (C) FORMALDEHYDE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01104-01-1

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