assembly Bill A1334

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires tattoo studios and body piercing studios to use single use needles and inks, to obtain consent forms from customers and to maintain customer consent forms from customers

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1421 - Signed by Governor

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 14, 2015 signed chap.230
Aug 03, 2015 delivered to governor
Jun 08, 2015 delivered to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.61
substituted for a1334
Jun 08, 2015 substituted by s1421
rules report cal.61
reported
Jun 02, 2015 reported referred to rules
May 19, 2015 reported referred to codes
Jan 12, 2015 referred to health

Votes

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Jun 1, 2015 - floor Vote

S1421
60
0
floor
60
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
3
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2015

aye (60)
excused (3)

Apr 22, 2015 - Health committee Vote

S1421
17
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committee
17
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Apr 22, 2015

aye (17)

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A1334 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1421
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §460, add §467, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A1882, S4797

A1334 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires tattoo studios and body piercing studios to use single-use needles and inks, to obtain consent forms from customers and to maintain customer consent forms for a period of not less than seven years.

A1334 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1334

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  tattoo
  studios  and body piercing studios to use single use needles and inks,
  to obtain consent  forms  from  customers  and  to  maintain  customer
  consent forms for a period of not less than seven years

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

  Section 1.  Section 460 of the public health law is amended by  adding
two new subdivisions 10 and 11 to read as follows:
  10. "SINGLE USE INK" SHALL MEAN A SEALED AND PRE-FILLED PACKAGE OF INK
THAT IS ONLY INTENDED FOR A SINGLE USE.
  11.  "SINGLE  USE NEEDLE" SHALL MEAN A SEALED AND STERILE PACKAGE OF A
DISPOSABLE NEEDLE.
  S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section  467  to
read as follows:
  S  467.  SINGLE  USE TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING EQUIPMENT. 1. ALL TATTOO
STUDIOS AND BODY PIERCING STUDIOS MUST ENSURE THAT SINGLE USE  INKS  AND
SINGLE  USE  NEEDLES ARE USED IN ALL TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING PROCEDURES
PERFORMED IN SUCH ESTABLISHMENTS.
  2. PRIOR TO A PERSON RECEIVING  A  TATTOO  OR  BODY  PIERCING  FROM  A
LICENSED TATTOOIST OR BODY PIERCING SPECIALIST, SUCH PERSON AND LICENSED
TATTOOIST  OR  BODY PIERCING SPECIALIST MUST SIGN A FORM CONFIRMING THAT
THE TATTOOIST OR BODY PIERCING SPECIALIST:
  A. PRESENTED ALL SINGLE USE MATERIALS IN A STERILE AND SEALED PACKAGE,
THAT ARE TO BE USED DURING THE TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING PROCEDURE, TO THE
PERSON RECEIVING SUCH TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING; AND
  B. OPENED ALL SINGLE USE MATERIALS THAT ARE  TO  BE  USED  DURING  THE
TATTOO  OR  BODY  PIERCING  PROCEDURE  INCLUDING NEEDLES, INKS AND OTHER
INSTRUMENTS IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PERSON RECEIVING SUCH TATTOO OR  BODY
PIERCING.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00525-01-5