Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 03, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jun 21, 2013 |
committed to rules |
Jun 04, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 03, 2013 |
2nd report cal. amended (t) 4709a |
May 30, 2013 |
1st report cal.817 |
Apr 18, 2013 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S4709A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, IP) Senate District
2013-S4709 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §37-0513, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
S4861
2013-S4709 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4709 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of thermal receipt paper containing bisphenol A PURPOSE: To expand the provisions of current New York State law to prohibit the distribution and use of thermal receipt paper containing bisphenol A for the recording of any business transaction. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill prohibits any person, firm, partner-ship, association, limited liability company or corporation from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale of distributing any thermal receipt paper containing BPA after October 1, 2015. If the USEPA does not identify safe, commercially available alternatives to BPA, then no person may shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale of distribute such paper after July 1, 2017. JUSTIFICATION: Recently the NYS Governor signed legislation that would prohibit the use of BPA in child care products, including sippy cups, baby bottles and straws intended for use by a child under the age of three. BPA is an estrogen-mimicking endocrine disrupting chemical that has been found to be toxic at low doses and is linked to breast cancer, early onset of puberty, obesity ad prostate cancer Very small amounts of hormones can produce immense biological behavioral changes.
2013-S4709 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4709 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 18, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of thermal receipt paper containing bisphenol A THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 37-0513 to read as follows: S 37-0513. THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER" OR "CASH REGISTER RECEIPT PAPER" MEANS ANY PAPER THAT IS USED BY A COMMERCIAL ENTITY TO ISSUE A MECHANICALLY PRODUCED RECORD OF A COMMERCIAL TRANS- ACTION. 2. ON AND AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2015 NO PERSON SHALL MANUFACTURE, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTE ANY THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER OR CASH REGISTER RECEIPT PAPER THAT CONTAINS BISPHENOL A. 3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, IF THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DOES NOT IDENTIFY A SAFE, COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE USE OF BISPHENOL A IN THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER OR CASH REGISTER RECEIPT PAPER ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2015, NO PERSON SHALL MANUFACTURE, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR DISTRIB- UTE ANY THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER OR CASH REGISTER RECEIPT PAPER THAT CONTAINS BISPHENOL A ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2017. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10460-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, IP) Senate District
2013-S4709A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §37-0513, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
S4861
2013-S4709A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4709A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of thermal receipt paper containing bisphenol A and reserving jurisdiction in matters pertaining to such paper for the state PURPOSE: To expand the provisions of current New York State law to prohibit the distribution and use of thermal receipt paper containing bisphenol A for the recording of any business transaction. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill prohibits any person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale of distributing any thermal receipt paper containing BPA after October 1, 2015. If the USEPA does not identify safe, commercially available alternatives to BPA, then no person may shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale of distribute such paper after July 1, 2017. Section 4 preempts any local law or ordinance, or any rule or regulation promulgated governing receipt paper containing bisphenol A vesting all jurisdiction in these matter exclusively with the State.
2013-S4709A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4709--A Cal. No. 817 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 18, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, AVELLA, GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of thermal receipt paper containing bisphenol A and reserving jurisdiction in matters pertaining to such paper for the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 37-0513 to read as follows: S 37-0513. THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER" OR "CASH REGISTER RECEIPT PAPER" MEANS ANY PAPER THAT IS USED BY A COMMERCIAL ENTITY TO ISSUE A MECHANICALLY PRODUCED RECORD OF A COMMERCIAL TRANS- ACTION. 2. ON AND AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2015 NO PERSON SHALL MANUFACTURE, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTE ANY THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER OR CASH REGISTER RECEIPT PAPER THAT CONTAINS BISPHENOL A. 3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, IF THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DOES NOT IDENTIFY A SAFE, COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE USE OF BISPHENOL A IN THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER OR CASH REGISTER RECEIPT PAPER ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2015, NO PERSON SHALL MANUFACTURE, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR DISTRIB- UTE ANY THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER OR CASH REGISTER RECEIPT PAPER THAT CONTAINS BISPHENOL A ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2017. 4. JURISDICTION IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO RECEIPT PAPER CONTAINING BISPHENOL A IS HEREBY VESTED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE STATE. ANY PROVISION OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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