NY State Senate Bill 2015-S6636A

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Jun 17, 2016	referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate
May 05, 2016	advanced to third reading
May 04, 2016	2nd report cal.
May 03, 2016	1st report cal.631
Apr 27, 2016	print number 6636a
Apr 27, 2016	amend and recommit to environmental conservation
Feb 02, 2016	referred to environmental conservation

Votes

- Jun 17, 2016 - Floor Vote
  S6636A
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 17, 2016
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Panepinto
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Persaud
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Venditto
      
      Young
      
      nay (1)
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      excused (1)
      
      Diaz
  May 3, 2016 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote
  S6636A
  
  10
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 3, 2016
      
      aye (10)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Espaillat
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      LaValle
      
      Latimer
      
      Marcellino
      
      Ortt
      
      Panepinto
      
      Young
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Funke
      
      Little
      
      O'Mara

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2015-S6636 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9230
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §37-0115, amd §§37-0101 & 71-3703, En Con L

2015-S6636 - Summary

Enacts the triclosan awareness act prohibiting the sale of cleaning products containing triclosan, triclocarban or derivatives of such antibacterial compounds and establishes a civil penalty for selling such items.

2015-S6636 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6636

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the environmental conservation law,
in relation to enacting the "triclosan awareness act", prohibiting the
sale of cleaning products containing triclosan, triclocarban or
derivatives of such antibacterial compounds

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

The bill would prohibit the sale of cleaning products containing
triclosan, triclocarban or derivatives of such antibacterial
compounds.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 establishes the title of the Act as the "triclosan awareness
act".

Section 2 amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new
section 37-0115, which would prohibit any person, firm, partnership,
association, limited liability company or corporation from selling or
offering for sale any cleaning products containing triclosan,
triclocarban, or derivatives of such antibacterial compounds, within
New York State. This section shall not prohibit the sale of such
products that are used solely in medical facilities and shall not
prohibit individual products for which specific United States food and

drug administration approval for consumer use has been secured.

The bill would also authorize the Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) to promulgate rules and regulations in order to
implement these provisions.

Section 3 defines the term "cleaning products"

Section 4 amends section 71-3703 of the environmental conservation law
to establish civil penalties for violation of its provisions.

Section 5 sets the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Triclosan is a phenylether or chlorinated bisphenol, which has been
used as a synthetic broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent since the early
1970s. Triclosan can be found in an array of consumer products, such
as antibacterial soaps, dishwashing products, shampoos, conditioners,
laundry detergents and softeners. The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has found no evidence that triclosan in antibacterial
soaps are more effective against germs than regular soap and water.

Several studies have found large amounts of triclosan in surface
waters, soil, sediments, and algae. In 2013, a University of Minnesota
study found increasing amounts of triclosan in Minnesota's freshwater
lakes. The study also found several chlorinated triclosan derivatives,
which form when triclosan is exposed to chlorine during the wastewater
disinfection process. Studies have also found evidence of triclosan in
New York State waterways.

A United States Geologic Survey (USGS) study found triclosan to be one
of the most frequently detected compounds in wastewater contaminants.
Over 95 percent of the uses of triclosan are in consumer products that
are disposed of down residential drains. Since wastewater treatment
plants are unable to completely remove triclosan from the water and
the compound is highly stable for long periods of time, an increasing
amount of triclosan is emitted into waterways.Triclosan has also been
found to be toxic to aquatic life and algae.

Given the potential environmental impacts associated with triclosan,
it is imperative that the state take appropriate measures to protect
the environment from further exposure to this chemical.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

No negative fiscal impact to the state.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect one year and six months after it shall have
become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately the
addition and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the
implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and
directed to be made and completed on or before one year after this act
shall have become a law.

2015-S6636 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6636

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- 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
  enacting the "triclosan awareness act", prohibiting the sale of clean-
  ing products containing triclosan, triclocarban or derivatives of such
  antibacterial compounds

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

  Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "triclosan
awareness act".
  S 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
section 37-0115 to read as follows:
S 37-0115. PROHIBITION OF TRICLOSAN, TRICLOCARBAN OR DERIVATIVES OF SUCH
             ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS.
  1. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
NY  OR  CORPORATION  SHALL  SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY CLEANING PRODUCTS
CONTAINING TRICLOSAN, TRICLOCARBAN, OR DERIVATIVES OF SUCH ANTIBACTERIAL
COMPOUNDS, WITHIN NEW YORK STATE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  THIS  SECTION
SHALL  NOT  PROHIBIT  THE SALE OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING SUCH ANTIBACTERIAL
COMPOUNDS THAT ARE USED SOLELY  IN  MEDICAL  FACILITIES  AND  SHALL  NOT
PROHIBIT  INDIVIDUAL  PRODUCTS FOR WHICH SPECIFIC UNITED STATES FOOD AND
DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL FOR CONSUMER USE HAS BEEN SECURED.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGU-
LATIONS  AS  IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION.
  S 3. Section 37-0101 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  "CLEANING  PRODUCTS"  MEANS,  BUT  ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DISHWASHING
LIQUIDS, LAUNDRY DETERGENTS, FABRIC SOFTENERS,  DISINFECTANTS,  SPONGES,
MOP  HEADS,  BROOMS, GARBAGE BAGS, CLEANING AGENTS, ANTIBACTERIAL SOAPS,
HAND SOAPS, BAR SOAPS, LIQUID SOAPS,  HAND  SANITIZERS,  SKIN  PURIFYING
WIPES,  BODY WASHES, FACIAL AND BODY CLEANSERS, SHAMPOOS, AND CONDITION-
ERS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13906-02-6

S. 6636                             2

  S 4. Section 71-3703 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY, OR CORPORATION WHO VIOLATES ANY OF THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION
37-0115  OF  THIS CHAPTER OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION PROMULGATED PURSUANT
HERETO, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED  ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY DURING WHICH SUCH VIOLATION CONTINUES, AND IN ADDI-
TION  THERETO,  SUCH  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION, LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY, OR CORPORATION MAY BE ENJOINED FROM  CONTINUING  SUCH
VIOLATION.  SUCH PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABIL-
ITY  COMPANY,  OR  CORPORATION SHALL FOR A SECOND VIOLATION BE LIABLE TO
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED  TWO  THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY DURING WHICH SUCH VIOLATION CONTINUES.
  S 5. This act shall take effect one year and six months after it shall
have  become  a  law;  provided, however, that effective immediately the
addition and/or repeal of any  rule  or  regulation  necessary  for  the
implementation  of  this  act  on  its effective date are authorized and
directed to be made and completed on or before one year after  this  act
shall have become a law.

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2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9230
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §37-0115, amd §§37-0101 & 71-3703, En Con L

2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6636A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
enacting the "triclosan awareness act", prohibiting the sale of
cleaning products containing triclosan, triclocarban or derivatives of
such antibacterial compounds

 PURPOSE :

The bill would prohibit the sale of cleaning products containing
triclosan, triclocarban or derivatives of such antibacterial
compounds.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 establishes the title of the Act as the "triclosan awareness
act".

Section 2 amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new
section 37-0115, which would prohibit any person from selling or
offering for sale any cleaning products containing triclosan,
triclocarban, or derivatives of such antibacterial compounds, within
New York State. This section shall not prohibit the sale or offer for
sale of cleaning products that are used solely in medical facilities

and shall not prohibit the sale or offer for sale of cleaning products
or individual products for which specific United States food and drug
administration approval for consumer use has been secured.  The bill
would also authorize the Department of Environmental Conservation
(DEC) to promulgate rules and regulations in order to implement these
provisions.

Section 3 defines the term "cleaning products"

Section 4 amends section 71-3703 of the environmental conservation law
to establish civil penalties for violation of its provisions.

Section 5 sets the effective date

 JUSTIFICATION :

Triclosan is a phenylether or chlorinated bisphenol, which has been
used as a synthetic broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent since the early
1970s. Triclosan can be found in an array of consumer products, such
as antibacterial soaps, dishwashing products, shampoos, conditioners,
laundry detergents and softeners. The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has found no evidence that triclosan in antibacterial
soaps are more effective against germs than regular soap and water.

Several studies have found large amounts of triclosan in surface
waters, soil, sediments, and algae. In 2013, a University of Minnesota
study found increasing amounts of triclosan in Minnesota's freshwater
lakes. The study also found several chlorinated triclosan derivatives,
which form when triclosan is exposed to chlorine during the wastewater
disinfection process. Studies have also found evidence of triclosan in
New York State waterways.

A United States Geologic Survey (USGS) study found triclosan to be one
of the most frequently detected compounds in wastewater contaminants.
Over 95 percent of the uses of triclosan are in consumer products that
are disposed of down residential drains. Since wastewater treatment
plants are unable to completely remove triclosan from the water and
the compound is highly stable for long periods of time, an increasing
amount of triclosan is emitted into waterways. Triclosan has also been
found to be toxic to aquatic life and algae. Given the potential
environmental impacts associated with triclosan, it is imperative that
the state take appropriate measures to protect the environment from
further exposure to this chemical.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the state.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect December 31, 2018; provided, however, that
effective immediately the addition and/or repeal of any rule or
regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on
or before one year after this act shall have become a law.

2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6636--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  enacting the "triclosan awareness act", prohibiting the sale of clean-
  ing products containing triclosan, triclocarban or derivatives of such
  antibacterial compounds

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

  Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "triclosan
awareness act".
  S  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
section 37-0115 to read as follows:
S 37-0115. PROHIBITION OF TRICLOSAN, TRICLOCARBAN OR DERIVATIVES OF SUCH
             ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS.
  1. NO PERSON SHALL SELL  OR  OFFER  FOR  SALE  ANY  CLEANING  PRODUCTS
CONTAINING TRICLOSAN, TRICLOCARBAN, OR DERIVATIVES OF SUCH ANTIBACTERIAL
COMPOUNDS,  WITHIN  NEW YORK STATE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS SECTION
SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE SALE OR  OFFER  FOR  SALE  OF  CLEANING  PRODUCTS
CONTAINING  SUCH ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS THAT ARE USED SOLELY IN MEDICAL
FACILITIES AND SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE SALE OR OFFER FOR SALE OF CLEANING
PRODUCTS OR INDIVIDUAL  CLEANING  PRODUCTS  FOR  WHICH  SPECIFIC  UNITED
STATES  FOOD  AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL FOR CONSUMER USE HAS BEEN
SECURED.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGU-
LATIONS  AS  IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION.
  S 3. Section 37-0101 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  "CLEANING  PRODUCTS"  INCLUDE,  BUT  ARE NOT LIMITED TO, HOUSEHOLD
CLEANSING PRODUCTS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 35-0103 OF THIS CHAPTER, DISIN-
FECTANTS, SPONGES, MOP HEADS, BROOMS,  GARBAGE  BAGS,  CLEANING  AGENTS,
ANTIBACTERIAL  SOAPS, HAND SOAPS, BAR SOAPS, LIQUID SOAPS, HAND SANITIZ-

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

                                                           LBD13906-06-6

S. 6636--A                          2

ERS, SKIN PURIFYING WIPES, BODY WASHES, FACIAL AND BODY CLEANSERS, SHAM-
POOS, AND CONDITIONERS.
  S  4. Section 71-3703 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF OR  WHO  FAILS  TO
PERFORM  ANY DUTY IMPOSED BY SECTION 37-0115 OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY RULE
OR REGULATION PROMULGATED PURSUANT HERETO, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR  A  CIVIL
PENALTY  NOT  TO  EXCEED  ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY DURING WHICH
SUCH VIOLATION CONTINUES, AND IN ADDITION THERETO, SUCH  PERSON  MAY  BE
ENJOINED FROM CONTINUING SUCH VIOLATION.  SUCH PERSON SHALL FOR A SECOND
VIOLATION  BE  LIABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT
TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH  DAY  DURING  WHICH
SUCH VIOLATION CONTINUES.
  S  5. This act shall take effect December 31, 2018; provided, however,
that effective immediately the addition and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or
regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date  are  authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before
one year after this act shall have become a law.

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Senate Bill S6636A

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Jun 17, 2016 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 17, 2016

May 3, 2016 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote

Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 3, 2016

Bill Amendments

2015-S6636 - Details

2015-S6636 - Summary

2015-S6636 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6636 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Bill Amendments

2015-S6636 - Details

2015-S6636 - Summary

2015-S6636 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6636 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6636A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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