Senate Bill S503

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the regulation of chemicals of high concern to children

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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-S503 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6034

2019-S503 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation by the departments of state, health and environmental conservation of chemicals of high concern to children.

2019-S503 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    503
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- 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  chemicals  of
   high concern to children

   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
 391-u to read as follows:
   § 391-U. CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN TO CHILDREN. 1.   DEFINITIONS.  FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "CHILDREN'S  APPAREL"  MEANS  ANY  ITEM  OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR OR
 APPAREL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  ACCESSORIES  THAT  CONSIST  OF
 FABRIC  OR  RELATED  MATERIAL INTENDED OR PROMOTED FOR USE IN CHILDREN'S
 CLOTHING. CHILDREN'S  APPAREL  DOES  NOT  INCLUDE  PROTECTIVE  EQUIPMENT
 DESIGNED  TO  PREVENT  INJURY  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, BICYCLE
 HELMETS, ATHLETIC SUPPORTERS, KNEE PADS OR ELBOW PADS.
   (B) "CHEMICAL" MEANS ANY ORGANIC OR INORGANIC SUBSTANCE OF  A  PARTIC-
 ULAR   MOLECULAR  IDENTITY,  INCLUDING:  (I)  ANY  COMBINATION  OF  SUCH
 SUBSTANCES OCCURRING IN WHOLE OR IN PART  AS  A  RESULT  OF  A  CHEMICAL
 REACTION  OR  OCCURRING  IN  NATURE;  AND (II) ANY ELEMENT OR UNCOMBINED
 RADICAL.
   (C) "CHEMICAL OF HIGH CONCERN TO CHILDREN" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL THAT HAS
 BEEN IDENTIFIED BY A STATE, FEDERAL OR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY
 ON THE BASIS OF CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OR RELIABLE INFORMATION AS:
 (I) A CARCINOGEN, A REPRODUCTIVE OR DEVELOPMENTAL  TOXICANT,  NEUROTOXI-
 CANT, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR OR ASTHMAGEN; (II) PERSISTENT, BIOACCUMULATIVE
 AND TOXIC; OR (III) VERY PERSISTENT AND VERY BIOACCUMULATIVE.
   (D)  "CHILD OR CHILDREN" MEANS A PERSON OR PERSONS TWELVE YEARS OF AGE
 OR YOUNGER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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