Senate Bill S6034A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for the regulation of chemicals of high concern to children

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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-S6034 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7950
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S503, A6151

2017-S6034 - Summary

Provides for the regulation by the departments of state, health and environmental conservation of chemicals of high concern to children.

2017-S6034 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6034 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6034
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. AVELLA, CARLUCCI, BOYLE, KAMINSKY, LATIMER -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law, in relation to chemicals of
   high concern to children

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 391-u to read as follows:
   §  391-U.  CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN TO CHILDREN. 1.  DEFINITIONS. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   (A) "CHILDREN'S APPAREL" MEANS  ANY  ITEM  OF  CLOTHING,  FOOTWEAR  OR
 APPAREL,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO, ACCESSORIES THAT CONSIST OF
 FABRIC OR RELATED MATERIAL INTENDED OR PROMOTED FOR  USE  IN  CHILDREN'S
 CLOTHING.  CHILDREN'S  APPAREL  DOES  NOT  INCLUDE  PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
 DESIGNED TO PREVENT  INJURY  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  BICYCLE
 HELMETS, ATHLETIC SUPPORTERS, KNEE PADS OR ELBOW PADS.
   (B)  "CHEMICAL"  MEANS ANY ORGANIC OR INORGANIC SUBSTANCE OF A PARTIC-
 ULAR  MOLECULAR  IDENTITY,  INCLUDING:  (I)  ANY  COMBINATION  OF   SUCH
 SUBSTANCES  OCCURRING  IN  WHOLE  OR  IN  PART AS A RESULT OF A CHEMICAL
 REACTION OR OCCURRING IN NATURE; AND  (II)  ANY  ELEMENT  OR  UNCOMBINED
 RADICAL.
   (C) "CHEMICAL OF HIGH CONCERN TO CHILDREN" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL THAT HAS
 BEEN IDENTIFIED BY A STATE, FEDERAL OR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY
 ON THE BASIS OF CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OR RELIABLE INFORMATION AS:
 (I)  A  CARCINOGEN,  A REPRODUCTIVE OR DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICANT, ENDOCRINE
 DISRUPTOR OR ASTHMAGEN; (II) PERSISTENT, BIOACCUMULATIVE AND  TOXIC;  OR
 (III) VERY PERSISTENT AND VERY BIOACCUMULATIVE.
   (D)  "CHILD OR CHILDREN" MEANS A PERSON OR PERSONS TWELVE YEARS OF AGE
 OR YOUNGER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S6034A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7950
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S503, A6151

2017-S6034A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation by the departments of state, health and environmental conservation of chemicals of high concern to children.

2017-S6034A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6034A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6034--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. AVELLA, CARLUCCI, BOYLE, ADDABBO, ALCANTARA, BAILEY,
   BRESLIN,  BROOKS,  COMRIE,  DILAN, HAMILTON, HANNON, HELMING, HOYLMAN,
   KAMINSKY, KENNEDY, KLEIN, KRUEGER,  LAVALLE,  MARCELLINO,  MONTGOMERY,
   PERALTA, PHILLIPS, RITCHIE, SAVINO, SERRANO, STAVISKY, VALESKY -- read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Consumer Protection -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on
   Consumer  Protection  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law, in relation to chemicals of
   high concern to children
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 391-u to read as follows:
   §  391-U.  CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN TO CHILDREN. 1.  DEFINITIONS. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   (A) "CHILDREN'S APPAREL" MEANS  ANY  ITEM  OF  CLOTHING,  FOOTWEAR  OR
 APPAREL,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO, ACCESSORIES THAT CONSIST OF
 FABRIC OR RELATED MATERIAL INTENDED OR PROMOTED FOR  USE  IN  CHILDREN'S
 CLOTHING.  CHILDREN'S  APPAREL  DOES  NOT  INCLUDE  PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
 DESIGNED TO PREVENT  INJURY  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  BICYCLE
 HELMETS, ATHLETIC SUPPORTERS, KNEE PADS OR ELBOW PADS.
   (B)  "CHEMICAL"  MEANS ANY ORGANIC OR INORGANIC SUBSTANCE OF A PARTIC-
 ULAR  MOLECULAR  IDENTITY,  INCLUDING:  (I)  ANY  COMBINATION  OF   SUCH
 SUBSTANCES  OCCURRING  IN  WHOLE  OR  IN  PART AS A RESULT OF A CHEMICAL
 REACTION OR OCCURRING IN NATURE; AND  (II)  ANY  ELEMENT  OR  UNCOMBINED
 RADICAL.
   (C) "CHEMICAL OF HIGH CONCERN TO CHILDREN" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL THAT HAS
 BEEN IDENTIFIED BY A STATE, FEDERAL OR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY
 ON THE BASIS OF CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OR RELIABLE INFORMATION AS:
 (I)  A  CARCINOGEN, A REPRODUCTIVE OR DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICANT, NEUROTOXI-
 
              

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