Assembly Actions -
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Apr 22, 2020 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S8214
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2019-S8214 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 37 Title 10 §§37-1001 - 37-1011, amd §71-3703, En Con L
2019-S8214 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the regulation of chemicals in upholstered furniture, mattresses and electronic enclosures; bans the use of certain flame retardant chemicals in furniture, juvenile products, and mattresses; bans the use of certain flame retardant chemicals in electronic casings.
2019-S8214 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8214 SPONSOR: KAMINSKY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the regulation of chemicals in upholstered furniture, mattresses and elec- tronic enclosures PURPOSE: To prohibit the use of hazardous chemicals contained in flame retardants to be used in upholstered furniture, mattresses, and electronic enclo- sures. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the environmental conservation law to define the appro- priate terms, including halogenated chemical, organophosphorus chemical, and organonitrogen chemical. The bill prohibits the sale of any new juvenile products, mattresses, or upholstered furniture that contain an
2019-S8214 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8214 I N S E N A T E April 22, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAMINSKY -- 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 the regulation of chemicals in upholstered furniture, mattresses and elec- tronic enclosures 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 10 to read as follows: TITLE X REGULATION OF CHEMICALS IN UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE, MATTRESSES AND ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURES SECTION 37-1001. DEFINITIONS. 37-1003. FURNITURE, JUVENILE PRODUCTS, AND MATTRESSES. 37-1005. EXEMPTIONS. 37-1007. ELECTRONIC CASINGS. 37-1009. SEVERABILITY. 37-1011. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. § 37-1001. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE: 1. "COVERED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL THAT MEETS BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: (A) A FUNCTIONAL USE FOR THE CHEMICAL IS TO RESIST OR INHIBIT THE SPREAD OF FIRE OR AS A SYNERGIST TO CHEMICALS THAT RESIST OR INHIBIT THE SPREAD OF FIRE; AND (B) THE CHEMICAL IS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: A HALOGENATED, ORGANOPHOS- PHORUS, ORGANONITROGEN, OR NANOSCALE CHEMICAL. AS USED IN THIS TITLE: (I) "HALOGENATED CHEMICAL" IS ANY CHEMICAL THAT CONTAINS ONE OR MORE HALOGEN ELEMENTS, INCLUDING FLUORINE, CHLORINE, BROMINE, OR IODINE. (II) "ORGANOPHOSPHORUS CHEMICAL" IS ANY CHEMICAL THAT CONTAINS ONE OR MORE CARBON ELEMENTS AND ONE OR MORE PHOSPHORUS ELEMENTS. (III) "ORGANONITROGEN CHEMICAL" IS ANY CHEMICAL THAT CONTAINS ONE OR MORE CARBON ELEMENTS AND ONE OR MORE NITROGEN ELEMENTS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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