NY State Senate Bill 2019-S1627B

Senate Bill S1627B

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts "Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4421 - Signed by Governor

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Aug 13, 2019	signed chap.163 delivered to governor
May 30, 2019	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.545 substituted for s1627b
May 30, 2019	substituted by a4421b
May 20, 2019	amended on third reading 1627b
May 07, 2019	amended on third reading 1627a
May 06, 2019	advanced to third reading
May 01, 2019	2nd report cal.
Apr 30, 2019	1st report cal.545
Jan 15, 2019	referred to consumer protection

Votes

- May 30, 2019 - Floor Vote
  A4421
  
  52
  
  Aye
  
  6
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  4
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 30, 2019
      
      aye (52)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (6)
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Antonacci
      
      Gallivan
      
      Jordan
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      excused (4)
      
      Funke
      
      Kavanagh
      
      LaValle
      
      Sepúlveda
  Apr 30, 2019 - Consumer Protection Committee Vote
  S1627B
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Consumer Protection Committee Vote: Apr 30, 2019
      
      aye (7)
      
      Comrie
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Myrie
      
      Ramos
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas

Bill Amendments

Original

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co-Sponsors

2019-S1627 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4421
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add §399-ii, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S8766, A7516

2019-S1627 - Summary

Enacts "Harper's Law" which will require that retailers who sell certain new furniture offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping.

2019-S1627 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1627

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting
"Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill will enact "Harper's Law" which will require that retailers
who sell certain new furniture to offer for sale compatible tip
restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of
furniture tipping.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: States that the act shall be known as "Harper's Law."

Section 2: Amends the general business law by adding new section 399-ii
as it relates to requiring retailers who sell certain new furniture to

offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice
informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping.  Moreover, retail-
ers are not required to maintain in stock and prominently display tip
restrain devices for furniture that includes a tip restraint device as
part of the purchase.

Section 3: Effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There is a growing problem of certain clothing storage furniture tipping
over and causing serious injury or death. According to the Consumer
Product Safety Commission, there were 195 fatalities between 2000 and
2016, and 65,200 injuries between 2006 and 2016 related to furniture
tipping over. These tragedies often involve young children with over 86%
of reported deaths under the age of 18 with a majority under the age of
6. This bill is named after Harper, a three year old Hudson Valley girl,
who tragically lost her life after a piece of children's furniture acci-
dentally tipped over and fell on her.

The bill will require retailers that sell certain new furniture to
display and offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices. This will
provide consumers with readily available safety products which reduce
the risk that furniture will tip over. Selling tip restraint devices in
tandem with certain furniture will encourage consumers to purchase and
install this inexpensive yet potentially lifesaving device.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2015-16: 55846 passed Senate / A8163 reported to Ways & Means

2017: 56599 / A881A Veto No. 248

2018: Passed Assembly / Senate: Referred to Rules

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2019-S1627 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1627
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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  enacting
   "Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Harper's Law".
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  399-
 ii to read as follows:
   § 399-II. FURNITURE TIP RESTRAINT DEVICE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "FURNITURE" SHALL MEAN A CLOTHING STORAGE UNIT THAT IS FREESTAND-
 ING AND OVER TWENTY-FIVE INCHES IN HEIGHT INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO
 CHESTS, DRESSERS, ARMOIRES, AND BUREAUS; AND
   (B)  "TIP RESTRAINT DEVICE" SHALL MEAN A MECHANISM THAT IS DESIGNED TO
 REDUCE THE RISK OF FURNITURE TIPPING OVER. SUCH  MECHANISM  MAY  INCLUDE
 STRAPS, WALL BRACKETS, STEEL CABLES, OR PLUG AND SCREW SETS.
   2. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
 NY,  CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO SELL NEW FURNI-
 TURE TO A CONSUMER AT RETAIL UNLESS THE RETAILER (A) MAINTAINS IN  STOCK
 AND  PROMINENTLY  DISPLAYS WITHIN THE STORE TIP RESTRAINT DEVICES AVAIL-
 ABLE FOR SALE THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH SUCH FURNITURE; AND (B)  POSTS  A
 NOTICE, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WHICH MAY BE EASILY SEEN OR REACHED BY
 CUSTOMERS,  THAT,  IN  LEGIBLE  FORMAT,  STATES:  "CERTAIN FURNITURE MAY
 BECOME UNSTABLE AND TIP OVER, LEADING TO POSSIBLE INJURY OR  DEATH.  TIP
 RESTRAINT  DEVICES  MAY  PREVENT  TIPPING  OF  FURNITURE  WHEN  PROPERLY
 INSTALLED."  A RETAILER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN IN  STOCK  AND
 PROMINENTLY  DISPLAY  TIP RESTRAINT DEVICES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR
 FURNITURE THAT IS OFFERED FOR  SALE  WITH  A  COMPATIBLE  TIP  RESTRAINT
 DEVICE AS PART OF THE PURCHASE.
   3.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY TO FURNITURE
 PURCHASED THROUGH AN ONLINE RETAILER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD05559-01-9

 S. 1627                             2
 
   4. ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED  LIABILITY
 COMPANY,  CORPORATION,  OR OTHER ENTITY THAT SELLS OR OFFERS TO SELL NEW
 FURNITURE TO A CONSUMER AT RETAIL IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED  FIVE  HUNDRED
 DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2019-S1627A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4421
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add §399-ii, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S8766, A7516

2019-S1627A - Summary

2019-S1627A - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1627A

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general business law, in relation
to enacting "Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain
furniture

 
PURPOSE:

This bill will enact "Harper's Law" which will require that retailers
who sell certain new furniture to only sell furniture that complies with
federal standards or industry standards that require furniture to
contain a tip restraint device and has a permanent warning label unless
they offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice
informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of tne bill states that the act shall be known as "Harper's
Law."

Section two of the bill amends the general business law by adding new
section 399-ii as it relates to requiring retailers who sell certain new
furniture to only sell furniture that complies with federal standards or
industry standards that require furniture to contain a tip restraint
device and has a permanent warning label. The bill allows retailers to
sell furniture that does not comply with federal or certain industry
standards if they offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and
post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping.

Section three of the bill relates to the effective date.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION:

The amendments clarify that a retailer must sell furniture that complies
with federal or certain industry standards unless they offer for sale
compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers
of the risk of furniture tipping.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There is a growing problem of certain clothing storage furniture tipping
over and causing serious injury or death. According to the Consumer
Product Safety Commission, there were 195 fatalities between 2000 and
2016, and 65,200 injuries between 2006 and 2016 related to furniture
tipping over. These tragedies often involve young children with over
861/4 of reported deaths under the age of 18 with a majority under the
age of 6. This bill is named after Harper, a three year old Hudson
Valley girl, who tragically lost her life after a piece of children's
furniture accidentally tipped over and fell on her.

The bill will require retailers that sell certain new furniture to only
sell furniture that complies with federal standards or industry stand-
ards that require furniture to contain a tip restraint device and has a
permanent warning label. A retailer may sell furniture that does not
comply with federal or industry standards if they display and offer for
sale compatible tip restraint devices. This will provide consumers with
readily available safety products which reduce the risk that furniture
will tip over. Selling tip restraint devices in tandem with certain
furniture will encourage consumers to purchase and install this inexpen-
sive yet potentially lifesaving device.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2015-16: S5846 passed Senate / A8163 reported to Ways & Means
2017: 56599 / A881A Veto No. 248
2018: Passed Assembly / Senate: Referred to Rules

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2019-S1627A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1627--A
     Cal. No. 545
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, BOYLE, GAUGHRAN, GOUNARDES, SERRANO -- read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Consumer  Protection  --  reported  favorably  from  said
   committee,  ordered  to  first  and  second report, ordered to a third
   reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
   order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business  law, in relation to enacting
   "Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Harper's Law".
   §  2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-
 ii to read as follows:
   § 399-II. FURNITURE TIP RESTRAINT DEVICE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "FURNITURE" SHALL MEAN A CLOTHING STORAGE UNIT THAT IS  FREESTAND-
 ING  AND  OVER  THIRTY  INCHES  IN  HEIGHT  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 CHESTS, DRESSERS, ARMOIRES, AND BUREAUS; AND
   (B) "TIP RESTRAINT DEVICE" SHALL MEAN A MECHANISM THAT IS DESIGNED  TO
 REDUCE  THE  RISK  OF FURNITURE TIPPING OVER. SUCH MECHANISM MAY INCLUDE
 STRAPS, WALL BRACKETS, STEEL CABLES, OR PLUG AND SCREW SETS.
   2. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
 NY, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO SELL NEW  FURNI-
 TURE  TO A CONSUMER AT RETAIL UNLESS THE FURNITURE CONFORMS TO STANDARDS
 ENDORSED OR ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL CONSUMER PRODUCT  SAFETY  COMMIS-
 SION  OR  A  STANDARD  ESTABLISHED  BY ASTM INTERNATIONAL WHICH REQUIRES
 FURNITURE TO CONTAIN A TIP RESTRAINT DEVICE AND CARRY A PERMANENT  WARN-
 ING LABEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ASTM F2057.
   3.  A PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
 NY, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY MAY SELL OR OFFER TO SELL NEW FURNITURE
 THAT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF  THIS  SECTION
 IF  THE RETAILER: (A) MAINTAINS IN STOCK AND PROMINENTLY DISPLAYS WITHIN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05559-03-9

 S. 1627--A                          2
 
 THE STORE TIP RESTRAINT DEVICES AVAILABLE FOR SALE THAT  ARE  COMPATIBLE
 WITH  SUCH  FURNITURE; AND (B) POSTS A NOTICE, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION
 WHICH MAY BE EASILY SEEN OR  REACHED  BY  CUSTOMERS,  THAT,  IN  LEGIBLE
 FORMAT,  STATES:  "CERTAIN  FURNITURE  MAY BECOME UNSTABLE AND TIP OVER,
 LEADING TO POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH. TIP RESTRAINT DEVICES  MAY  PREVENT
 TIPPING OF FURNITURE WHEN PROPERLY INSTALLED."
   4.  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED LIABILITY
 COMPANY, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY THAT SELLS OR OFFERS TO  SELL  NEW
 FURNITURE TO A CONSUMER AT RETAIL IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED
 DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

co-Sponsors

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2019-S1627B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4421
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add §399-ii, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S8766, A7516

2019-S1627B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S1627B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1627B

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general business law, in relation
to enacting "Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain
furniture

 
PURPOSE:

This bill will enact "Harper's Law" which will require that retailers
who sell certain new furniture to only sell furniture that complies with
federal standards, or no standard exists, an industry standards that
require furniture to contain a tip restraint device and has a permanent
warning label unless they offer for sale compatible tip restraint
devices and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture
tipping.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill states that the act shall be known as "Harper's
Law."

Section two of the bill amends the general business law by adding new
section 399-ii as it relates to requiring retailers who sell certain new
furniture to only sell furniture that complies with federal standards or
industry standards that require furniture to contain a tip restraint
device and has a permanent warning label. The bill allows retailers to
sell furniture that is outside the scope of federal or certain industry
standards if they contain a tip restraint device and warning label or if
not, the retailer must offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices
and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping.

Section three of the bill relates to the effective date.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION:

The amendments clarify that a retailer must sell furniture that complies
with federal or certain industry standards unless they offer for sale
compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers
of the risk of furniture tipping.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There is a growing problem of certain clothing storage furniture tipping
over and causing serious injury or death. According to the Consumer
Product Safety Commission, there were 195 fatalities between 2000 and
2016, and 65,200 injuries between 2006 and 2016 related to furniture
tipping over. These tragedies often involve young children with over
861/4 of reported deaths under the age of 18 with a majority under the
age of 6. This bill is named after Harper, a three year old Hudson
Valley girl, who tragically lost her life after a piece of children's
furniture accidentally tipped over and fell on her.

The bill will require retailers that sell certain new furniture to only
sell furniture that complies with federal standards or industry stand-
ards that require furniture to contain a tip restraint device and has a
permanent warning label. A retailer may sell furniture that does not
comply with federal or industry standards if they display and offer for
sale compatible tip restraint devices. This will provide consumers with
readily available safety products which reduce the risk that furniture
will tip over. Selling tip restraint devices in tandem with certain
furniture will encourage consumers to purchase and install this inexpen-
sive yet potentially lifesaving device.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A.7516C of 2017-18

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2019-S1627B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1627--B
     Cal. No. 545
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, BOYLE, GAUGHRAN, GOUNARDES, SERRANO -- read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Consumer  Protection  --  reported  favorably  from  said
   committee,  ordered  to  first  and  second report, ordered to a third
   reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
   order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
   ing its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business  law, in relation to enacting
   "Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Harper's Law".
   §  2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-
 ii to read as follows:
   § 399-II. FURNITURE TIP RESTRAINT DEVICE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "FURNITURE" SHALL MEAN A CLOTHING STORAGE UNIT THAT IS  FREESTAND-
 ING AND AT LEAST TWENTY-SEVEN INCHES IN HEIGHT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO CHESTS, DRESSERS, ARMOIRES, AND BUREAUS; AND
   (B)  "TIP RESTRAINT DEVICE" SHALL MEAN A MECHANISM THAT IS DESIGNED TO
 REDUCE THE RISK OF FURNITURE TIPPING OVER. SUCH  MECHANISM  MAY  INCLUDE
 STRAPS, WALL BRACKETS, STEEL CABLES, OR PLUG AND SCREW SETS.
   2. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
 NY,  CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO SELL NEW FURNI-
 TURE TO A CONSUMER AT RETAIL UNLESS THE FURNITURE CONFORMS TO  STANDARDS
 ENDORSED  OR  ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMIS-
 SION OR, IF NO SUCH STANDARD EXISTS,  A  STANDARD  ESTABLISHED  BY  ASTM
 INTERNATIONAL WHICH REQUIRES FURNITURE TO CONTAIN A TIP RESTRAINT DEVICE
 AND  CARRY A PERMANENT WARNING LABEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ASTM
 F2057.
   3. A PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY  COMPA-
 NY, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY MAY SELL OR OFFER TO SELL NEW FURNITURE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05559-05-9

 S. 1627--B                          2
 
 THAT  DOES  NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
 IF THE FURNITURE SOLD IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE  STANDARDS  PRESCRIBED
 IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION  AND  CONTAINS  A COMPATIBLE TIP
 RESTRAINT DEVICE AND CARRIES A PERMANENT WARNING LABEL, OR IF THE FURNI-
 TURE IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE STANDARDS PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF THIS SECTION AND THE RETAILER: (A) MAINTAINS IN STOCK AND PROMINENTLY
 DISPLAYS  WITHIN THE STORE TIP RESTRAINT DEVICES AVAILABLE FOR SALE THAT
 ARE COMPATIBLE WITH SUCH  FURNITURE;  AND  (B)  POSTS  A  NOTICE,  IN  A
 CONSPICUOUS  LOCATION  WHICH MAY BE EASILY SEEN OR REACHED BY CUSTOMERS,
 THAT, IN LEGIBLE FORMAT, STATES: "CERTAIN FURNITURE MAY BECOME  UNSTABLE
 AND TIP OVER, LEADING TO POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH. TIP RESTRAINT DEVICES
 MAY PREVENT TIPPING OF FURNITURE WHEN PROPERLY INSTALLED."
   4.  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED LIABILITY
 COMPANY, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY THAT SELLS OR OFFERS TO  SELL  NEW
 FURNITURE TO A CONSUMER AT RETAIL IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED
 DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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Bill Amendments

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2019-S1627 - Details

2019-S1627 - Summary

2019-S1627 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1627 - Bill Text download pdf

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2019-S1627A - Details

2019-S1627A - Summary

2019-S1627A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1627A - Bill Text download pdf

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2019-S1627B (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S1627B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S1627B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1627B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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