senate Bill S6900

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes "Brendan's law"; requires cordless window coverings in child day care centers and certain other facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2150 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 28, 2022 approval memo.77
signed chap.792
Dec 16, 2022 delivered to governor
May 31, 2022 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.684
substituted for s6900
May 31, 2022 substituted by a2150a
Mar 14, 2022 advanced to third reading
Mar 10, 2022 2nd report cal.
Mar 09, 2022 1st report cal.684
Jan 05, 2022 referred to children and families
May 20, 2021 referred to children and families

Votes

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Mar 9, 2022 - Children and Families committee Vote

S6900
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committee
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Aye
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Nay
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Aye with Reservations
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Absent
0
Excused
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Abstained
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Children and Families Committee Vote: Mar 9, 2022

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S6900 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2150
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-m, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7627
2013-2014: A812
2015-2016: A405
2017-2018: A320
2019-2020: A168

S6900 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes "Brendan's law"; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities installing new or replacement window coverings to install cordless window coverings; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities that have window coverings in place before the effective date of this section to meet safety standards established in ANSI/WCMA A 100.1-2012 or any successor standard.

S6900 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6900 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6900
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT in relation to establishing  Brendan's  law;  and  to  amend  the
   social   services  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  cordless  window
   coverings in child day care centers and certain other facilities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as "Brendan's
 Law".
   § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section  390-m
 to read as follows:
   §  390-M.  CORDLESS WINDOW COVERINGS REQUIRED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS SET FORTH BELOW:
   (A) "BEADED CHAIN" MEANS A CORD WITH A SERIES OF SMALL SPHERES,  TYPI-
 CALLY MADE OF METAL OR PLASTIC.
   (B)  "CORD  LOOP"  MEANS  A LOOP FORMED BY AN INNER CORD THAT DOES NOT
 DIMINISH IN SIZE WHEN THE FORCE USED TO CREATE THE LOOP IS REMOVED.
   (C) "CORDLESS WINDOW COVERING" MEANS:
   (I) A HORIZONTAL BLIND OR CELLULAR SHADE THAT HAS NO DRAW CORD AND THE
 INTERNAL LIFT CORD RUNS IN THE SLATS OF THE HORIZONTAL BLIND SO THAT THE
 CORD IS INCAPABLE OF FORMING A LOOP GREATER THAN 4  INCHES  IN  DIAMETER
 RESULTING IN A 12-INCH MAXIMUM CIRCUMFERENCE;
   (II)  A  ROMAN  SHADE,  ROLL-UP BLIND, OR WOVEN SHADE THAT HAS NO DRAW
 CORD AND THE LIFT CORD IS COMPLETELY ENCLOSED SO THAT IT IS NOT ACCESSI-
 BLE;
   (III) A VERTICAL BLIND THAT HAS A WAND AS ITS OPERATING MECHANISM  AND
 DOES  NOT  CONTAIN ANY BEADED CHAINS, CORDED PULLEYS, OR OTHER CORD LOOP
 OPERATING MECHANISMS; AND
   (IV) A ROLLER SHADE THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CORD OR BEADED CHAIN.
   (D) "DRAW CORD" MEANS ANY FORM OF ROPE, STRAP, OR STRING USED TO RAISE
 OR LOWER A WINDOW COVERING.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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