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Assembly Bill A526

2015-2016 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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2015-A526 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4088
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7447
2011-2012: A1473
2013-2014: A710
2017-2018: A2210, S1484
2019-2020: A1114
2021-2022: A2155
2023-2024: A787
2025-2026: A1954

2015-A526 (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.

2015-A526 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   526

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROSENTHAL, HOOPER, ROZIC, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ROBINSON -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Economic Development

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.
                                                           LBD04016-01-5

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