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Assembly Bill A998A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to conducting a study on the use of solid antimicrobial materials for touch surfaces in the construction of public buildings

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2021-A998 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3905
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10267, S8180
2023-2024: S3357

2021-A998 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of general services, to conduct a study on the use of solid antimicrobial materials for touch surfaces in the construction of public buildings.

2021-A998 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    998
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, STIRPE, GRIFFIN, FRONTUS, GUNTHER,
   WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the  use  of  an
   antimicrobial copper alloy for touch surfaces in new construction
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section  241-c  to
 read as follows:
   §  241-C.  NEW CONSTRUCTION; SOLID ANTIMICROBIAL COPPER ALLOY.  1. ANY
 PUBLICLY FUNDED CONSTRUCTION SHALL  INCLUDE  TOUCH  SURFACES  MADE  FROM
 SOLID ANTIMICROBIAL COPPER ALLOY.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   A.  "SOLID ANTIMICROBIAL COPPER ALLOY" SHALL MEAN A SOLID COPPER ALLOY
 THAT:
   (I) IS LISTED UNDER  UNITED  STATES  ENVIRONMENTAL  PROTECTION  AGENCY
 REGISTRATION  NUMBER  82012-1,  82012-2,  82012-3,  82012-4, 82012-5, OR
 82012-6, OR IS OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED BY A UNIFIED NUMBERING  SYSTEM  CODE
 IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGISTRATION;
   (II) HAS A COPPER CONTENT OF NOT LESS THAN SIXTY WEIGHT PERCENT; AND
   (III)  HAS A CONTENT OF NOT MORE THAN ONE-TENTH WEIGHT PERCENT OF EACH
 OF THE FOLLOWING: LEAD, CHROMIUM, AND ARSENIC.
   B. "TOUCH SURFACE" SHALL MEAN ANY SURFACE OR FIXTURE WITHIN A BUILDING
 THAT A PERSON FREQUENTLY COMES  INTO  CONTACT  WITH  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO:  DOOR  HANDLES, BATHROOM FIXTURES, BED RAILS, HANDRAILS AND
 LIGHT SWITCHES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02193-01-1

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2021-A998A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3905
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10267, S8180
2023-2024: S3357

2021-A998A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of general services, to conduct a study on the use of solid antimicrobial materials for touch surfaces in the construction of public buildings.

2021-A998A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  998--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, STIRPE, GRIFFIN, FRONTUS, GUNTHER,
   WOERNER, HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor --
   reference changed to  the  Committee  on  Governmental  Operations  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT in relation to conducting a study on the use of solid  antimicro-
   bial materials for touch surfaces in the construction of public build-
   ings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. For the purposes of this act,  the  following  terms  shall
 have the following meanings:
   (a)  "Solid  antimicrobial materials" means solid products or surfaces
 that kill or slow  the  spread  of  microorganisms  including  bacteria,
 viruses, protozoans and fungi.
   (b)  "Touch  surface"  means  any surface or fixture within a building
 that a person frequently comes into  contact  with,  including  but  not
 limited  to:   door handles, bathroom fixtures, bed rails, handrails and
 light switches.
   § 2. The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner
 of the office of general services, shall conduct a study on the  use  of
 solid  antimicrobial materials for touch surfaces in the construction of
 public buildings in this state.
   § 3. The study shall include, but shall not be limited to, the follow-
 ing information:
   (a) identification of different types of solid  antimicrobial  materi-
 als,  including but not limited to silver and copper, and the effective-
 ness of each such  material  in  reducing  the  spread  of  disease  and
 infection;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02193-02-1

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