Senate Bill S4046

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to jewelry containing lead

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  • 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-S4046 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6041
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§37-0115 & 71-3705, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1928
2013-2014: S1576
2015-2016: S1236
2017-2018: S2433, A7723

2019-S4046 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to jewelry containing lead.

2019-S4046 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4046 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4046
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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
   jewelry containing lead
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings. The  legislature  hereby  finds  that
 stringent  controls  on  the  amount of lead in jewelry are necessary to
 protect public health,  especially  the  health  of  children.    Random
 samples  of  jewelry  in New York state have been found to contain up to
 60,000 parts per million of lead. To assure  consistent  application  of
 these controls to all jewelry, specific technical standards and controls
 must be specified.
   §  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
 section 37-0115 to read as follows:
 § 37-0115. LEAD-CONTAINING JEWELRY.
   FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS:
   1.  "BODY PIERCING JEWELRY" MEANS ANY PART OF JEWELRY THAT IS MANUFAC-
 TURED OR SOLD FOR PLACEMENT IN A NEW PIERCING OR A MUCOUS MEMBRANE,  BUT
 DOES  NOT  INCLUDE  ANY PART OF THAT JEWELRY THAT IS NOT PLACED WITHIN A
 NEW PIERCING OR A MUCOUS MEMBRANE.
   2. "CHILDREN" MEANS CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE.
   3. "CHILDREN'S JEWELRY" MEANS JEWELRY THAT IS MADE FOR,  MARKETED  FOR
 USE  BY, OR MARKETED TO, CHILDREN AND INCLUDES JEWELRY THAT MEETS ANY OF
 THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (A) REPRESENTED IN ITS PACKAGING, DISPLAY, OR ADVERTISING,  AS  APPRO-
 PRIATE FOR USE BY CHILDREN.
   (B)  SOLD  IN CONJUNCTION WITH, ATTACHED TO, OR PACKAGED TOGETHER WITH
 OTHER PRODUCTS THAT ARE PACKAGED, DISPLAYED, OR ADVERTISED AS  APPROPRI-
 ATE FOR USE BY CHILDREN.

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

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