Assembly Bill A8352

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires fashion retail sellers and manufacturers to disclose environmental and social due diligence policies; establishes a community benefit fund

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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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2021-A8352 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7428
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-mm, Gen Bus L; add §97-ccc, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4333, S4746

2021-A8352 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires fashion retail sellers and manufacturers to disclose environmental and social due diligence policies; establishes a community benefit fund for the purpose of implementing one or more environmental benefit projects that directly and verifiably benefit environmental justice communities.

2021-A8352 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8352
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring fash-
   ion  retail  sellers  and  manufacturers to disclose environmental and
   social due diligence policies; and to amend the state finance law,  in
   relation to establishing a community benefit fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Fashion sustainability and social accountability act".
   §  2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-
 mm to read as follows:
   § 399-MM. FASHION SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.  1. AS
 USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN-
 INGS:
   (A) "DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE" SHALL MEAN ACTIVELY ENGAGING IN ANY
 TRANSACTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCIAL OR PECUNIARY GAIN OR PROFIT.
   (B) "GROSS RECEIPTS" SHALL MEAN THE GROSS AMOUNTS REALIZED,  OTHERWISE
 KNOWN AS THE SUM OF MONEY AND THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF OTHER PROPERTY OR
 SERVICES  RECEIVED, ON THE SALE OR EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY, THE PERFORMANCE
 OF SERVICES, OR THE USE OF PROPERTY OR CAPITAL, INCLUDING RENTS,  ROYAL-
 TIES,  INTEREST,  AND DIVIDENDS, IN A TRANSACTION THAT PRODUCES BUSINESS
 INCOME, IN WHICH THE INCOME, GAIN, OR LOSS IS RECOGNIZED,  OR  WOULD  BE
 RECOGNIZED  IF  THE  TRANSACTION  WERE  IN  THE UNITED STATES, UNDER THE
 INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS  APPLICABLE  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION.
 AMOUNTS  REALIZED  ON  THE  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE  OF PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE
 REDUCED BY THE COST OF GOODS SOLD OR THE BASIS OF PROPERTY  SOLD.  GROSS
 RECEIPTS,  EVEN  IF  BUSINESS  INCOME,  SHALL  NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
 ITEMS:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11977-05-1
 A. 8352                             2
 
              

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