Assembly Bill A106

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam mats containing formamide

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A106 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 4 §§37-0401 - 37-0409, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6070
2013-2014: A5298

2015-A106 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam mats containing formamide.

2015-A106 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   106

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROZIC, COOK, JAFFEE, MILLER, ORTIZ, ROBERTS,
  WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  ABINANTI,  AUBRY,  BRENNAN,
  GALEF,  MARKEY  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environ-
  mental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting  the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam
  mats containing formamide

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

  Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 4 to read as follows:
                                TITLE IV
                                FORMAMIDE
SECTION 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
        37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
        37-0405. FOAM MAT PRODUCTS.
        37-0407. PREEMPTION.
        37-0409. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
S 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
  THIS  TITLE  SHALL  BE  KNOWN  AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "FORMAMIDE-FREE
CHILDREN'S PRODUCT ACT".
S 37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
  AS USED IN THIS TITLE: (A) "FOAM MAT PRODUCT" MEANS  ALL  MATS,  PADS,
MATTRESSES  AND CUSHIONS DESIGNED FOR USE BY CHILDREN THREE YEARS OLD OR
YOUNGER, INCLUDING MATS, PADS, MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS  USED  AS  OR  IN
CONNECTION  WITH  BEDDING,  CHANGING PLATFORMS, STROLLERS AND CARRIAGES,
HIGH CHAIRS, CAR SEATS, PLAY PENS AND TOYS.
  (B) "FORMAMIDE" MEANS THE CHEMICAL IDENTIFIED BY CAS  NUMBER  75-12-7,
INCLUDING METHANAMIDE AND CARBAMALDEHYDE.
S 37-0405. FOAM MAT PRODUCTS.

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

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