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Assembly Bill A5147A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the manufacture and sale of seasonal and decorative lighting products containing lead

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2019-A5147 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3493
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1376-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4345, S4465
2021-2022: A4522, S5675

2019-A5147 - Summary

Provides that on each seasonal and decorative lighting product manufactured, sold or delivered by a manufacturer or distributed in this state that contains an electrical cord casing in which lead is used, there shall be a warning label; defines terms; provides for civil penalties.

2019-A5147 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 3493                                                  A. 5147
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, THIELE, MOSLEY,  GOTTFRIED,
   DE LA ROSA, JEAN-PIERRE, L. ROSENTHAL, GLICK -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to the manufacture
   and sale of seasonal and decorative lighting products containing lead
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 1376-b to read as follows:
   § 1376-B. MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF  SEASONAL  AND  DECORATIVE  LIGHTING
 PRODUCTS  CONTAINING  LEAD.  1.  WHEN  USED IN THIS TITLE, "SEASONAL AND
 DECORATIVE LIGHTING PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN PORTABLE, PLUG-CONNECTED, TEMPO-
 RARY-USE LIGHTING PRODUCTS AND ACCESSORIES THAT HAVE A NOMINAL  120-VOLT
 INPUT VOLTAGE RATING.
   (A) LIGHTING PRODUCTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS RULE ARE FACTORY-ASSEM-
 BLED  WITH  PUSH-IN,  MIDGET-  OR  MINIATURE-  SCREW  BASE  LAMP HOLDERS
 CONNECTED IN SERIES OR PARALLEL, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE 120-VOLT INPUT.
   (B) SUCH LIGHTING PRODUCTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE  NOT  LIMITED  TO  LIGHTED
 DECORATIVE  OUTFITS SUCH AS WIRED HOLIDAY STRING LIGHTS, PRE-LIT ARTIFI-
 CIAL CHRISTMAS TREES, PLANTS, FLOWERS  OR  WREATHES,  STOCKINGS,  STARS,
 CANDLES AND LIGHT SCULPTURES.
   2. ON EACH SEASONAL AND DECORATIVE LIGHTING PRODUCT MANUFACTURED, SOLD
 OR  DELIVERED  BY  A  MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THIS STATE THAT
 CONTAINS AN ELECTRICAL CORD CASING MADE WITH POLYVINYL CHLORIDE IN WHICH
 LEAD IS USED AS A FIRE-RETARDANT AND STABILIZER, THERE SHALL BE  PRINTED
 THEREON OR ATTACHED THERETO A WARNING LABEL.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00250-01-9

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2019-A5147A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3493
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1376-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4345, S4465
2021-2022: A4522, S5675

2019-A5147A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that on each seasonal and decorative lighting product manufactured, sold or delivered by a manufacturer or distributed in this state that contains an electrical cord casing in which lead is used, there shall be a warning label; defines terms; provides for civil penalties.

2019-A5147A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 3493--A                                            A. 5147--A
                                                         Cal. No. 195
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Health
   --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, THIELE, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED,
   DE LA ROSA, JEAN-PIERRE, L. ROSENTHAL, GLICK -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection --  ordered  to  a
   third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
   the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  the  manufacture
   and sale of seasonal and decorative lighting products containing lead
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1376-b to read as follows:
   §  1376-B.  MANUFACTURE  AND  SALE OF SEASONAL AND DECORATIVE LIGHTING
 PRODUCTS CONTAINING LEAD. 1. WHEN USED  IN  THIS  TITLE,  "SEASONAL  AND
 DECORATIVE LIGHTING PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN PORTABLE, PLUG-CONNECTED, TEMPO-
 RARY-USE  LIGHTING PRODUCTS AND ACCESSORIES THAT HAVE A NOMINAL 120-VOLT
 INPUT VOLTAGE RATING.
   (A) LIGHTING PRODUCTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS RULE ARE FACTORY-ASSEM-
 BLED WITH PUSH-IN, MIDGET OR MINIATURE SCREW BASE LAMP HOLDERS CONNECTED
 IN SERIES OR PARALLEL, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE 120-VOLT INPUT.
   (B) SUCH LIGHTING PRODUCTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE  NOT  LIMITED  TO  LIGHTED
 DECORATIVE  OUTFITS SUCH AS WIRED HOLIDAY STRING LIGHTS, PRE-LIT ARTIFI-
 CIAL CHRISTMAS TREES, PLANTS,  FLOWERS  OR  WREATHS,  STOCKINGS,  STARS,
 CANDLES AND LIGHT SCULPTURES.
   2. ON EACH SEASONAL AND DECORATIVE LIGHTING PRODUCT MANUFACTURED, SOLD
 OR  DELIVERED  BY  A  MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THIS STATE THAT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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