Assembly Bill A6672

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to establish standards for the cadmium that children's jewelry may contain

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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-A6672 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1376-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9561
2011-2012: A5548
2013-2014: A5615

2015-A6672 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish standards for the cadmium that children's jewelry may contain.

2015-A6672 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6672

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER, ROBINSON, RIVERA, JAFFEE,
  ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  COLTON,  COOK,  CRESPO,
  DINOWITZ,  HOOPER, MARKEY, NOLAN, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the sale of  chil-
  dren's jewelry containing cadmium

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

  Section 1. Section 1376-a of the public  health  law,  as  amended  by
chapter  485  of  the laws of 1992 and subdivision 3 as added by chapter
721 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  S 1376-a. Sale of consumer products containing [lead or] cadmium.   1.
FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS:
  (A) "CHILDREN" MEANS CHILDREN AGED TWELVE YEARS AND YOUNGER.
  (B) "CHILDREN'S JEWELRY" MEANS JEWELRY THAT IS MADE FOR, MARKETED  FOR
USE  BY OR MARKETED TO CHILDREN. CHILDREN'S JEWELRY INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT
LIMITED TO, JEWELRY THAT IS:
  (I) REPRESENTED IN ITS PACKAGING, DISPLAY OR ADVERTISING, AS APPROPRI-
ATE FOR USE BY CHILDREN;
  (II) SOLD IN CONJUNCTION WITH, ATTACHED TO OR PACKAGED  TOGETHER  WITH
OTHER PRODUCTS THAT ARE PACKAGED, DISPLAYED OR ADVERTISED AS APPROPRIATE
FOR USE BY CHILDREN;
  (III) SIZED FOR CHILDREN AND NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY ADULTS; OR
  (IV) SOLD IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
  (1) A VENDING MACHINE,
  (2)  A  RETAIL  STORE, CATALOGUE OR ONLINE WEB SITE, IN WHICH A PERSON
EXCLUSIVELY OFFERS FOR SALE PRODUCTS THAT  ARE  PACKAGED,  DISPLAYED  OR
ADVERTISED AS APPROPRIATE FOR USE BY CHILDREN, OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10014-01-5

A. 6672                             2

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