Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 11, 2018 | reported referred to rules |
Jun 04, 2018 | reported referred to codes |
Apr 23, 2018 | print number 521a |
Apr 23, 2018 | amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 03, 2018 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 09, 2017 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
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A521 - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 521 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to tampon package labeling 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 399-aaaa to read as follows: § 399-AAAA. TAMPON PACKAGE LABELING. 1. EACH PACKAGE OR BOX CONTAIN- ING TAMPONS SOLD IN THIS STATE SHALL CONTAIN A PLAIN AND CONSPICUOUS PRINTED LIST OF ALL INGREDIENTS WITH PERCENTAGES OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE TAMPON AND THE APPLICATOR. SUCH LIST SHALL EITHER BE PRINTED ON THE PACKAGE OR AFFIXED THERETO. 2. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER LABELING REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW. 3. WHENEVER A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION HAS OCCURRED, A CIVIL PENALTY OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PACKAGE OR BOX SHALL BE IMPOSED. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01786-01-7
Co-Sponsors
Christine Pellegrino
Jo Anne Simon
Rebecca Seawright
Nily Rozic
Multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
A521A (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 521--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem- bly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to menstrual prod- uct labeling 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 399-aaaa to read as follows: § 399-AAAA. MENSTRUAL PRODUCT LABELING. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "INGREDIENT" SHALL MEAN A SUBSTANCE PRESENT IN ANY QUANTITY IN THE MENSTRUAL PRODUCT; (B) "MENSTRUAL PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN PRODUCTS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CATCHING MENSTRUATION AND VAGINAL DISCHARGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TAMPONS, PADS, AND MENSTRUAL CUPS. THESE PRODUCTS MAY BE EITHER DISPOSABLE OR REUSABLE. 2. EACH PACKAGE OR BOX CONTAINING MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS SOLD IN THIS STATE SHALL CONTAIN A PLAIN AND CONSPICUOUS PRINTED LIST OF ALL INGREDI- ENTS WITH PERCENTAGES OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS. SUCH LIST SHALL EITHER BE PRINTED ON THE PACKAGE OR AFFIXED THERETO. 3. MANUFACTURERS OF SUCH MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS SHALL ALSO PROVIDE LABELS FOR PRODUCT DISPENSERS WHICH PROVIDE AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A SINGLE USE MENSTRUAL PRODUCT, WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT OBTAINING THE MENSTRUAL PRODUCT IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGE OR BOX. 4. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER LABELING REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01786-02-8