Senate Bill S1367

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of chemical flame retardants on residential upholstered furniture

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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-S1367 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 9 §§37-0901 - 37-0905, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4780
2015-2016: S2745, S3619, S3844, S5585
2017-2018: S742
2021-2022: S2718

2019-S1367 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of chemical flame retardants on residential upholstered furniture beginning July first, 2020.

2019-S1367 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1367 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1367
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RITCHIE, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BRESLIN, BROOKS, CARLUC-
   CI, COMRIE, FELDER,  FUNKE,  GALLIVAN,  GIANARIS,  HOYLMAN,  KAMINSKY,
   KAVANAGH,  KRUEGER, MAYER, RIVERA, ROBACH, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY
   -- 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
   prohibiting the use of chemical flame retardants
 
   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 9
                         CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS
 SECTION 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
         37-0903. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS.
         37-0905. INCREASED FIRE SAFETY.
 § 37-0901. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
   1.  "CHEMICAL  FLAME  RETARDANTS"  SHALL MEAN ANY HALOGENATED CHEMICAL
 FLAME RETARDANT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TDCPP TRIS (1, 3  DICHOLO-
 RO-2-PROPYL) PHOSPHATE, AND ANY PHOSPHORUS-BROMINE FLAME RETARDANTS.
   2.  "RESIDENTIAL  UPHOLSTERED  FURNITURE" SHALL MEAN A SOFA, LOVESEAT,
 CHAIR, OTTOMAN, FOOTSTOOL, OR OTHER  ITEM  OF  FURNITURE,  INTENDED  FOR
 INDOOR  USE  IN  A  HOME THAT CONSISTS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF LEATHER,
 PLASTIC, FABRIC OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT CONTAINS COTTON,  WOOL,  POLYURE-
 THANE  OR OTHER NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC MATERIAL THAT IS PLACED IN CUSHIONS
 OR ON THE FRAME OF THE FURNITURE.
 § 37-0903. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS.
   1. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, NO PERSON,  FIRM,  PART-
 NERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY OR CORPORATION SHALL
 SELL OR OFFER  FOR  SALE  ANY  RESIDENTIAL  UPHOLSTERED  FURNITURE  THAT
 CONTAINS  CHEMICAL  FLAME  RETARDANTS  INTENTIONALLY-ADDED  IN  ORDER TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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