Assembly Bill A5227

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state

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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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2017-A5227 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S587
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§383 & 387, add §385-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7691, S7316
2011-2012: A4243, S358
2013-2014: A245, A8476, S57
2015-2016: A309, S1346

2017-A5227 - Summary

Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state; and regulates and restricts the transport and storage of used bedding.

2017-A5227 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5227
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, HIKIND, MOSLEY, OTIS
   --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, COOK, PERRY, RIVERA -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  articles  of
   bedding

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 383 of the general business
 law, as added by chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, are amended to read as
 follows:
   2. "New" shall mean any material or article which has not been  previ-
 ously  used for any purpose, including by-products produced in the manu-
 facture of new fabric, and material reclaimed from new  fabric[;  except
 that  an  article  of  bedding  returned  by the purchaser for exchange,
 alteration, or correction, within thirty days  after  date  of  delivery
 after  original sale at retail, shall be deemed to be a new article, but
 thirty days after date of such delivery such article shall be deemed  to
 be used];
   3.  "Used"  shall  mean  any  components,  ARTICLES  OR MATERIALS from
 [previously used] bedding NOT CLASSIFIED AS NEW.
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 385-b
 to read as follows:
   § 385-B.  TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND SALE OF  USED  BEDDING.  1.  NO  USED
 BEDDING SHALL BE STORED OR SOLD WITH NEW BEDDING UNLESS THE USED BEDDING
 HAS BEEN SANITIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN REGU-
 LATION  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2. NO USED BEDDING SHALL BE TRANSPORTED WITH NEW  BEDDING  UNLESS  THE
 USED  BEDDING HAS BEEN SANITIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS ESTAB-
 LISHED IN REGULATION BY THE DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE OR ENCLOSED IN NON-PERMEABLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A5227A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S587
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§383 & 387, add §385-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7691, S7316
2011-2012: A4243, S358
2013-2014: A245, A8476, S57
2015-2016: A309, S1346

2017-A5227A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state; and regulates and restricts the transport and storage of used bedding.

2017-A5227A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5227--A
                                                         Cal. No. 343
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, HIKIND, MOSLEY,
   OTIS, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO,  COOK,  PERRY,
   RIVERA  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs
   and Protection -- reported and referred to the Committee on  Codes  --
   reported  and  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported
   from committee, advanced to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to articles of
   bedding
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 383 of the general business
 law, as added by chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, are amended to read as
 follows:
   2.  "New" shall mean any material or article which has not been previ-
 ously used for any purpose, including by-products produced in the  manu-
 facture  of  new fabric, and material reclaimed from new fabric[; except
 that an article of bedding  returned  by  the  purchaser  for  exchange,
 alteration,  or  correction,  within  thirty days after date of delivery
 after original sale at retail, shall be deemed to be a new article,  but
 thirty  days after date of such delivery such article shall be deemed to
 be used];
   3. "Used" shall  mean  any  components,  ARTICLES  OR  MATERIALS  from
 [previously used] bedding NOT CLASSIFIED AS NEW.
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 385-b
 to read as follows:
   §  385-B.    TRANSPORT,  STORAGE  AND SALE OF USED BEDDING. 1. NO USED
 BEDDING SHALL BE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH NEW BEDDING IN A  STORAGE  WARE-
 HOUSE,  OR  STORED  OR SOLD WITH NEW BEDDING UNLESS THE USED BEDDING HAS
 BEEN SANITIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  STANDARDS  ESTABLISHED  IN  REGU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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