Senate Bill S497

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam mats containing formamide

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


  • 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-S497 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7089
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 4 §§37-0401 - 37-0409, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7806
2015-2016: S583
2019-2020: S2299
2021-2022: S2956
2023-2024: S2983

2017-S497 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam mats containing formamide.

2017-S497 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    497
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SQUADRON, 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 manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam
   mats containing formamide
 
   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 4 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE IV
                                 FORMAMIDE
 SECTION 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
         37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
         37-0405. FOAM MAT PRODUCTS.
         37-0407. PREEMPTION.
         37-0409. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
 § 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
   THIS  TITLE  SHALL  BE  KNOWN  AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "FORMAMIDE-FREE
 CHILDREN'S PRODUCT ACT".
 § 37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS TITLE: (A) "FOAM MAT PRODUCT" MEANS  ALL  MATS,  PADS,
 MATTRESSES  AND CUSHIONS DESIGNED FOR USE BY CHILDREN THREE YEARS OLD OR
 YOUNGER, INCLUDING MATS, PADS, MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS  USED  AS  OR  IN
 CONNECTION  WITH  BEDDING,  CHANGING PLATFORMS, STROLLERS AND CARRIAGES,
 HIGH CHAIRS, CAR SEATS, PLAY PENS AND TOYS.
   (B) "FORMAMIDE" MEANS THE CHEMICAL IDENTIFIED BY CAS  NUMBER  75-12-7,
 INCLUDING METHANAMIDE AND CARBAMALDEHYDE.
 § 37-0405. FOAM MAT PRODUCTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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