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Assembly Bill A4881

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the state from doing business with companies that design, manufacture and sell provocative children and youth clothing

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2013-A4881 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง98-d, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10277
2011-2012: A1451

2013-A4881 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the state comptroller from doing business with companies that design, manufacture and sell provocative children and youth clothing.

2013-A4881 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4881

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, CASTRO, ARROYO, MARKEY, HOOPER, TITONE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  HIKIND,  ROBINSON  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting the
  state comptroller from doing  business  with  companies  that  design,
  manufacture or sell provocative children's clothing

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

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
98-d to read as follows:
  S  98-D.  INVESTMENT  OF  FUNDS  PROHIBITED  IN PROVOCATIVE CHILDREN'S
CLOTHING COMPANIES. 1. THE  COMPTROLLER  SHALL  NOT  INVEST  ANY  MONEYS
BELONGING  TO  ANY FUNDS WHICH THE COMPTROLLER NOW IS OR HEREAFTER SHALL
BE AUTHORIZED TO INVEST IN COMPANIES THAT DESIGN,  MANUFACTURE  OR  SELL
PROVOCATIVE CHILDREN'S CLOTHING.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PROVOCATIVE CHILDREN'S CLOTHING"
SHALL  MEAN CLOTHES MARKETED TO CHILDREN THAT PROMOTE OR HIGHLIGHT SEXU-
ALIZATION AND OBJECTIFICATION, INCLUDING BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  CLOTHING
THAT EMPHASIZES SEXUAL EROTICISM OR SUGGESTIVE SAYINGS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08665-01-3

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