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Jan 06, 2016 | referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 28, 2015 | referred to environmental conservation |
senate Bill S2745
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Brad Hoylman
(D, WF) 27th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Marc Panepinto
(D) 0 Senate District
S2745 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 37 Title 9 ยงยง37-0901 - 37-0905, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014: S4780
2017-2018: S742
2019-2020: S1367
2021-2022: S2718
S2745 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2745 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of chemical flame retardants PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to limit residential exposure to chemical flame retardants and to increase fire safety. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would: Prohibit the sale of residential upholstered furniture containing intentionally-added chemical flame retardants beginning July 1, 2016; Require manufacturers to certify, beginning December 1, 2018, that residential upholstered furniture offered for sale in New York meets the requirements of the "open flame flammability standard; Require the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in consultation with the State Office of Fire Prevention and Control, to develop an open flame flammability standard that prevents flashover for at least 15 minutes and require such standard to be reviewed for effectiveness periodically; and,
S2745 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2745 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 28, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of chemical flame retardants 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 9 to read as follows: TITLE 9 CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS SECTION 37-0901. DEFINITIONS. 37-0903. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS. 37-0905. INCREASED FIRE SAFETY. S 37-0901. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE: 1. "CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS" SHALL MEAN ANY HALOGENATED CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TDCPP TRIS (1, 3 DICHOLO- RO-2-PROPYL) PHOSPHATE, AND ANY PHOSPHORUS-BROMINE FLAME RETARDANTS. 2. "RESIDENTIAL UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE" SHALL MEAN A SOFA, LOVESEAT, CHAIR, OTTOMAN, FOOTSTOOL, OR OTHER ITEM OF FURNITURE, INTENDED FOR INDOOR USE IN A HOME THAT CONSISTS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF LEATHER, PLASTIC, FABRIC OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT CONTAINS COTTON, WOOL, POLYURE- THANE OR OTHER NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC MATERIAL THAT IS PLACED IN CUSHIONS OR ON THE FRAME OF THE FURNITURE. S 37-0903. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS. 1. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, NO PERSON, FIRM, PART- NERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY RESIDENTIAL UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE THAT CONTAINS CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS INTENTIONALLY-ADDED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTIC, APPEARANCE OR QUALITY, TO PERFORM A SPECIFIC FUNCTION, OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02914-01-5
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