Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 17, 2022 | reported referred to rules |
May 09, 2022 | reported referred to codes |
May 06, 2022 | print number 8630a |
May 06, 2022 | amend and recommit to environmental conservation |
Jan 10, 2022 | referred to environmental conservation |
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Co-Sponsors
Carmen De La Rosa
A8630 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Rules
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §37-0117, En Con L
A8630 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8630 I N A S S E M B L Y January 10, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REYES, DE LA ROSA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting cosmetic products and personal care products that contain mercury THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that mercury salts stop the production of melanin, which is a pigment that makes skin darker and is an active ingredient in skin lightening cosmet- ics and products. The Minamata Convention on mercury establishes a limit of 1 mg/kg (1ppm) for skin lightening products, but many cosmetic products have higher levels to increase lightening effect. Advertisers and marketers promote and reinforce lighter skin tones as a more desira- ble beauty standard than darker skin tones. Images of individuals with lighter and/or 'Caucasian' skin tones saturate the media as acceptable while many darker skin and/or people of color individuals are demeaned and diminished, often called derogatory names and slurs. These images reinforce to individuals that lighter skin tones are not only more beau- tiful but also acceptable. Skin lightening products prey off these images to promote and increase sales. With widespread sales, the skin lightening industry has become one of the fastest growing beauty indus- tries worldwide with an estimated increasing worth of $31.2 billion by 2024. There is growing legislation to prohibit the sale and manufacture of mercury containing products. Even with growing prohibitions, skin lightening products containing mercury is still widely available and easily obtainable, particularly through Internet sales and online promotions, often being sold through mobile apps. Skin lightening products containing mercury are available for sale through social media sites, online and brick and mortar stores. These products are manufac- tured abroad and often sold illegally and in high amounts in the United States in small shops and informal markets that target Latino, Asian, African, Indian, and Middle Eastern communities. Consumers may be unaware of the harmful effects of mercury in skin lightening products. A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Carmen De La Rosa
Fred Thiele
A8630A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Rules
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §37-0117, En Con L
A8630A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8630--A I N A S S E M B L Y January 10, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting cosmetic products and personal care products that contain mercury THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The section heading of section 37-0117 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 44 of the laws of 2020, is amended and a new subdivision 8 is added to read as follows: Prohibition of cosmetic products and personal care products containing 1,4-dioxane OR MERCURY. 8. NO PERSON SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY COSMETIC PRODUCT OR PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT CONTAINING MERCURY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION "MERCURY" SHALL MEAN ELEMENTAL MERCURY HG, MERCURIC IODIDE, MERCURY OXIDE, MERCUROUS CHLORIDE, ETHYL MERCURY, PHENYL MERCURIC SALTS, AMMONIATED MERCURY, AMIDE CHLORIDE OF MERCURY, MERCURY SULFIDE OR CINNABARIS, OR MERCURY IODIDE. § 2. This act shall take effect June 1, 2023. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14088-06-2