Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 17, 2011 |
signed chap.20 |
May 06, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
May 03, 2011 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.345 substituted for s3888 |
May 03, 2011 |
substituted by a668 |
May 02, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 13, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 12, 2011 |
1st report cal.345 |
Mar 08, 2011 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S3888
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A668 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S3888 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S3888 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3888 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to mercury-added consumer products PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to provide a technical amendment to the law restricting the sale of certain mercury-added products. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would: * remove, beginning January 1, 2012, the requirement that the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) make an affirmative finding that there are non-mercury alternative products prior to prohibiting the sale of mercury containing sphygmomanometers, relays, flame sensors and thermostats; * authorize DEC to grant a waiver upon request by the manufacturer and information demonstrating: * there are no non-mercury alternatives comparable in price, effect or accuracy; or,
2011-S3888 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3888 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 8, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to mercury-added consumer products THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 27-2107 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 676 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 8. On or after January first, two thousand [eight, but no later than February twentieth, two thousand eight, and thereafter upon written request, but not more than once a year, the commissioner shall issue a written finding as to whether non-mercury alternatives are comparable in price to, are as effective in performance as, and are as accurate and precise as] TWELVE, NO PERSON SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTE ANY mercury [sphygmomanometers] SPHYGMOMANOMETER, mercury wetted reed [relays] RELAY, mercury flame [sensors] SENSOR, mercury [thermometers other than thermometers prohibited from sale pursuant to subdivision two of this section] THERMOMETER, or mercury [thermostats] THERMOSTAT, except for mercury thermostats used by a blind or visually impaired person. [Upon making an affirmative finding that a non-mercury alterna- tive is comparable in price to, is as effective in performance as, and is as accurate and precise as any mercury-added consumer product deline- ated in this subdivision, no person shall sell, offer for sale or distribute such mercury-added consumer product for which the commission- er has made such an affirmative finding.] The provisions of this subdi- vision shall not apply to the sale or distribution of any mercury-added consumer product delineated in this subdivision [for which the commis- sioner has made such an affirmative finding,] if such product is used to replace a product that is a component in a larger product in use prior to [the issuance of such affirmative finding] JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOU- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03978-01-1
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