Assembly Bill A1549

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring additional labels on certain microfiber clothing

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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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2019-A1549 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 9 §§37-0901 - 37-0907, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A10599

2019-A1549 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires additional labels on clothing composed of more than fifty percent synthetic material to notify consumers such clothing sheds plastic microfibers when washed.

2019-A1549 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1549
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ORTIZ,  BARRON,  McDONOUGH  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   requiring additional labels on certain microfiber clothing
 
   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 9 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE IX
                       SYNTHETIC PLASTIC MICROFIBER
 SECTION 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
         37-0903. MICROFIBER CLOTHING LABEL REQUIREMENTS.
         37-0905. PREEMPTION.
         37-0907. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
 § 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:  1. "CLOTHING" MEANS AN  ARTICLE  OF  APPAREL
 INTENDED TO BE WORN BY A PERSON, NOT INCLUDING HATS OR SHOES.
   2.  "PLASTIC  MICROFIBER"  MEANS  A  SMALL  SYNTHETIC PARTICLE THAT IS
 FIBROUS IN SHAPE, LESS THAN FIVE MILLIMETERS IN LENGTH, AND IS  RELEASED
 INTO  WATER  THROUGH THE REGULAR WASHING OF TEXTILES MADE FROM SYNTHETIC
 MATERIAL.
 § 37-0903. MICROFIBER CLOTHING LABEL REQUIREMENTS.
   1. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, NO PERSON,  FIRM,
 PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION SHALL
 MANUFACTURE  FOR SALE ANY NEW CLOTHING MADE FROM FABRIC THAT IS COMPOSED
 OF MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT  SYNTHETIC  MATERIAL,  IF  A  CARE  LABEL  IS
 REQUIRED FOR THAT CLOTHING PURSUANT TO PART FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF
 TITLE  SIXTEEN  OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, WITHOUT INCLUDING ON
 SUCH CARE LABEL, IN ADDITION TO THE CARE  INFORMATION  AND  INSTRUCTIONS
 REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO SUCH FEDERAL LAW, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS,
 AS APPLICABLE:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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