| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Aug 24, 2020 | signed chap.145 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | delivered to governor |
| Jul 23, 2020 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.887 substituted for s5579a |
| Jul 23, 2020 | substituted by a5169a |
| Jul 22, 2020 | ordered to third reading cal.887 |
| Jul 21, 2020 | reported and committed to rules |
| Jul 20, 2020 | reported and committed to finance |
| Jul 16, 2020 | print number 5579a |
| Jul 16, 2020 | amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation |
| Jan 08, 2020 | referred to environmental conservation returned to senate died in assembly |
| Jun 19, 2019 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Jun 18, 2019 | delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1560 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| May 07, 2019 | referred to environmental conservation |
senate Bill S5579A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
José M. Serrano
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5169 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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S5579 - Details
S5579 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5579 SPONSOR: SERRANO PURPOSE: The purpose of the bill is to ensure that in areas of the State with significant numbers of Spanish speaking residents as determined by the Commissioner, lawn pesticide application signs are printed in Spanish. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill requires that signs for retail establishments selling general use pesticides be printed in both English and Spanish in areas with significant numbers of Spanish speaking residents. Furthermore, the written notice and the markers required to notify the public of pesti- cide applications also be printed in both languages where there are significant numbers of Spanish speaking residents as determined by the Commissioner. JUSTIFICATION:
S5579 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5579
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 7, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- 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
requiring certain signs and notices relating to pesticides for commer-
cial or residential lawn application to be printed in the Spanish
language in areas with a significant number of Spanish speaking resi-
dents
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 33-1004 of the
environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 285 of the laws of
2000, is amended to read as follows:
a. All retail establishments that sell general use pesticides for
commercial or residential lawn application shall display a sign meeting
standards, established by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision one
of section 33-1005 of this article, in a conspicuous place, and such
sign shall be placed as close as possible to the place where such pesti-
cides are displayed. SUCH STANDARDS OF THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE
THAT IN AREAS OF THE STATE WITH A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SPANISH SPEAKING
RESIDENTS, THE SIGNS REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE PRINTED IN BOTH
THE ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH
RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING WHAT CONSTITUTES A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
SPANISH SPEAKING RESIDENTS.
§ 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section
33-1004 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 324
of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
(i) At least forty-eight hours prior to any commercial lawn applica-
tion of a pesticide, the person or business making such application
shall supply written notice, as defined in subdivision three of section
33-1005 of this article to:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07471-01-9
Co-Sponsors
John C. Liu
(D) 16th Senate District
S5579A (ACTIVE) - Details
S5579A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5579A SPONSOR: SERRANO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring certain signs and notices relating to pesticides for commer- cial or residential lawn application to be printed in both the English and Spanish languages PURPOSE: The purpose of the bill is to ensure that in areas of the State with significant numbers of Spanish speaking residents as determined by the Commissioner, lawn pesticide application signs are printed in Spanish. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill directs that currently required signage for retail establish- ments selling general use pesticides be printed in both English and Spanish in areas with significant numbers of Spanish speaking residents.
S5579A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5579--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 7, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
-- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in
accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
requiring certain signs and notices relating to pesticides for commer-
cial or residential lawn application to be printed in both the English
and Spanish languages
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section
33-1004 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 285
of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
(i) All persons performing residential lawn applications treating an
area more than one hundred square feet shall affix markers to be placed
within or along the perimeter of the area where pesticides will be
applied. Markers are to be placed so as to be clearly visible to persons
immediately outside the perimeter of such property. [Such markers] MARK-
ERS shall be posted at least twelve inches above the ground and shall be
at least four inches by five inches in size. SUCH MARKERS SHALL BE IN
BOTH THE ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGES, AND ANY OTHER LANGUAGES IF THE
COMMISSIONER DEEMS IT NECESSARY PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS.
§ 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 33-1005 of the
environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 285 of the laws of
2000, is amended to read as follows:
The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing
uniform standards for a consumer pesticide use information sign which
shall be placed in retail establishments that sell general use pesti-
cides for commercial or residential lawn application. This sign SHALL BE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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