Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 25, 2019 |
signed chap.565 |
Nov 19, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.468 substituted for a7986 |
Jun 12, 2019 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 04, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 03, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
May 30, 2019 |
1st report cal.1028 |
May 17, 2019 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S6145
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2019-S6145 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7986
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §27-2119, En Con L
2019-S6145 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6145 REVISED MEMO 05/20/2019 SPONSOR: KAMINSKY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to eliminating the installation or covering of mercury-contain- ing flooring in elementary and secondary schools PURPOSE: To ensure gymansium floors located in public and nonpublic schools do not contain mercury. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one adds a new section to the environmental conservation law § 27-2119 to phase-out of mercury-containing flooring. All public or nonpublic elementary or secondary schools shall be prohibited from installing mercury-containing floor nor shall any school install a floor over a mercury-containing floor prior to removal of the floor. The bill sets a time-weighted average mercury vapor exposure limit for
2019-S6145 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6145 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 17, 2019 ___________ 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 elim- inating the installation or covering of mercury-containing flooring in elementary and secondary schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 27-2119 to read as follows: § 27-2119. PHASE-OUT OF MERCURY-CONTAINING FLOORING. 1. COMMENCING A YEAR AFTER THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THIS SECTION TAKES EFFECT, NO PUBLIC OR NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL SHALL INSTALL A MERCURY-CONTAINING FLOOR NOR SHALL ANY SCHOOL INSTALL A FLOOR OVER A MERCURY-CONTAINING FLOOR PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF THE MERCURY- CONTAINING FLOOR. 2. THE TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE MERCURY VAPOR EXPOSURE FOR AN EMPLOYEE OR STUDENT OF A PUBLIC OR NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL SHALL NOT EXCEED 750 NG/M (3). 3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "MERCURY-CONTAINING FLOOR" SHALL MEAN A FLOOR CONTAINING PHENYL- MERCURIC-ACETATE CATALYST. (B) "TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE" SHALL MEAN AN EMPLOYEE'S AVERAGE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE IN AN EIGHT-HOUR WORK SHIFT OF A FORTY-HOUR WORK WEEK OR FOR A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN SHALL MEAN SIXTEEN HOURS OR LESS PER WEEK AVERAGED OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11864-01-9
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