Senate Bill S2199

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


  • 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-S2199 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 9 §§37-0901 - 37-0917, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1526
2013-2014: S1223
2015-2016: S2408
2017-2018: S5176

2019-S2199 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products; establishes the interstate chemical clearinghouse.

2019-S2199 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2199 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2199
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BAILEY, ADDABBO, BRESLIN, GIANARIS, HOYLMAN, KENNE-
   DY, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, SERRANO, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regu-
   lation of toxic chemicals in children's products
 
   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
                  TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS
 SECTION 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
         37-0903. CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN.
         37-0905. PRIORITY CHEMICALS.
         37-0907. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON PRIORITY CHEMICALS.
         37-0909. SALES PROHIBITION.
         37-0911. APPLICABILITY.
         37-0913. ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.
         37-0915. INTERSTATE CHEMICAL CLEARINGHOUSE.
         37-0917. REGULATIONS.
 § 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS TITLE, UNLESS THE  CONTEXT  OTHERWISE  INDICATES,  THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS.
   1.  "CHILDREN'S  APPAREL"  MEANS ANY ITEM OF CLOTHING THAT CONSISTS OF
 FABRIC OR RELATED MATERIAL INTENDED OR PROMOTED FOR  USE  IN  CHILDREN'S
 CLOTHING. CHILDREN'S APPAREL DOES NOT MEAN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DESIGNED
 TO  PREVENT  INJURY,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, BICYCLE HELMETS,
 ATHLETIC SUPPORTERS, KNEE PADS OR ELBOW PADS.
   2. "CHEMICAL" MEANS A SUBSTANCE WITH A DISTINCT MOLECULAR  COMPOSITION
 OR A GROUP OF STRUCTURALLY RELATED SUBSTANCES AND INCLUDES THE BREAKDOWN

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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