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                                   7001
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   manufacturers  of  synthetic  braiding hair, weaves, and extensions to
   disclose all ingredients used in the manufacturing of such products

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 391-x to read as follows:
   § 391-X. BRAIDING HAIR, WEAVES, AND EXTENSIONS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A.  "SYNTHETIC  BRAIDING HAIR, WEAVES, AND EXTENSIONS" SHALL MEAN HAIR
 EXTENSIONS, WIGS, AND OTHER  HAIRPIECES  WHICH  CONTAIN  SYNTHETIC  HAIR
 EXTENSIONS,  SYNTHETIC  FIBERS,  SYNTHETIC BLENDED FIBERS, OR DECORATIVE
 HAIR ADORNMENTS OR HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OR TREATED WITH ANY CHEMICALS;
   B. "MANUFACTURER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION,  PARTNERSHIP
 OR  CORPORATION WHO MANUFACTURES ANY SYNTHETIC BRAIDING HAIR, WEAVES, OR
 EXTENSIONS OR WHOSE BRAND NAME IS AFFIXED TO THE PRODUCT. IN THE CASE OF
 A PRODUCT THAT WAS  IMPORTED  INTO  THE  UNITED  STATES,  "MANUFACTURER"
 INCLUDES  THE  IMPORTER  OR FIRST DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTOR OF THE PRODUCT IF
 THE ENTITY WHO CURRENTLY MANUFACTURES OR ASSEMBLES THE PRODUCT OR  WHOSE
 BRAND  NAME  IS  AFFIXED  TO THE PRODUCT DOES NOT HAVE A PRESENCE IN THE
 UNITED STATES;
   C. "CHEMICAL" SHALL MEAN A SUBSTANCE WITH A DISTINCT MOLECULAR  COMPO-
 SITION  OR  A  GROUP OF STRUCTURALLY RELATED SUBSTANCES AND INCLUDES THE
 BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS OF THE SUBSTANCE  OR  SUBSTANCES  THAT  FORM  THROUGH
 DECOMPOSITION, DEGRADATION OR METABOLISM;
   D. "CARCINOGEN" SHALL MEAN ANY CHEMICAL IDENTIFIED AS:
   (I)  A  "GROUP  1  CARCINOGEN"  OR  "GROUP 2A CARCINOGEN" BY THE WORLD
 HEALTH ORGANIZATION OR INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (II) "KNOWN TO BE A HUMAN CARCINOGEN" AND "REASONABLY  ANTICIPATED  TO
 BE  A HUMAN CARCINOGEN" BY THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
 OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE  ACT,
 42 UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 241(B)(4), AS AMENDED; AND
   (III)  "GROUP  A  CARCINOGENS"  OR "GROUP B CARCINOGENS" BY THE UNITED
 STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; AND
   E. "REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANT" IS ANY CHEMICAL IDENTIFIED AS  A  REPRODUC-
 TIVE  OR  A  DEVELOPMENTAL  TOXICANT  BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM, CENTER  FOR  THE
 EVALUATION OF RISKS TO HUMAN REPRODUCTION.
   2.  A.  THE  MANUFACTURER  OF  ANY SYNTHETIC BRAIDING HAIR, WEAVES, OR
 EXTENSIONS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE STATE SHALL, ON A SCHEDULE  AND
 IN ELECTRONIC AND OTHER FORMATS AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
 PROVIDE  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH WITH A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LIST OF
 SYNTHETIC BRAIDING HAIR, WEAVES, AND EXTENSIONS BEING OFFERED  FOR  SALE
 IN THE STATE BY SUCH MANUFACTURER WHICH CONTAIN ANY CARCINOGEN OR REPRO-
 DUCTIVE  TOXICANT,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY CHEMICAL IDENTIFIED
 BY THE PHRASE "AND OTHER INGREDIENTS"  AND  DETERMINED  TO  BE  A  TRADE
 SECRET  PURSUANT  TO  THE  PROCEDURE  ESTABLISHED IN PART 20 AND SECTION
 720.8 OF PART 720 OF TITLE 21 OF THE CODE OF  FEDERAL  REGULATIONS.  ANY
 CHEMICAL DETERMINED TO BE A TRADE SECRET SHALL BE TREATED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT  OF  HEALTH IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 20
 AND PART 720 OF TITLE 21 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL  REGULATIONS  AND  SHALL
 NOT BE DISCLOSED UNDER ARTICLE SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   B.  SUCH MANUFACTURER SHALL ALSO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WITH
 A LIST OF CHEMICALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OR  TREATMENT  OF  ANY  SUCH
 SYNTHETIC BRAIDING HAIR, WEAVES, OR EXTENSIONS BY BOTH NAME AND CHEMICAL
 ABSTRACT  SERVICE  NUMBER AND SHALL SPECIFY IN WHICH PRODUCT OR PRODUCTS
 SUCH CHEMICAL IS CONTAINED.
   C. IF AN INGREDIENT IDENTIFIED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SUBSE-
 QUENTLY  IS  REMOVED FROM THE PRODUCT IN WHICH IT WAS CONTAINED OR IS NO
 LONGER A CARCINOGEN OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANT, THE  MANUFACTURER  OF  THE
 PRODUCT CONTAINING THE INGREDIENT MAY SUBMIT SUCH NEW INFORMATION TO THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH. UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH NEW INFORMATION, THE DEPART-
 MENT OF HEALTH, AFTER VERIFYING THE ACCURACY OF THAT INFORMATION,  SHALL
 REVISE  THE  MANUFACTURER'S INFORMATION ON RECORD WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
 HEALTH TO REFLECT THE NEW INFORMATION.
   3. A. ANY SYNTHETIC BRAIDING HAIR, WEAVES, OR EXTENSIONS BEING OFFERED
 FOR SALE IN THE STATE THAT CONTAINS A CARCINOGEN OR  REPRODUCTIVE  TOXI-
 CANT  SHALL  PROVIDE  A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS WARNING LABEL DISPLAYED ON
 THE PACKAGING OR PRODUCT ITSELF, WHICH SHALL BE PRINTED IN TYPE NO  LESS
 THAN  SIZE  TWELVE-POINT FONT, THAT NOTIFIES THE CONSUMER AT THE TIME OF
 THE SALE  THAT  SUCH  SYNTHETIC  BRAIDING  HAIR,  WEAVES  OR  EXTENSIONS
 CONTAINS SUCH CHEMICALS. THE WARNING LABEL SHALL STATE:
   (I) IF A PRODUCT CONTAINS A CARCINOGEN: "THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEM-
 ICAL KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER";
   (II)  IF  A  PRODUCT  CONTAINS  A REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANT: "THIS PRODUCT
 CONTAINS A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR  OTHER  REPRODUCTIVE
 HARM"; OR
   (III) IF A PRODUCT CONTAINS BOTH A CARCINOGEN AND A REPRODUCTIVE TOXI-
 CANT:  "THIS  PRODUCT CONTAINS CHEMICALS KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER AND BIRTH
 DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM".
   B. MANUFACTURERS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT ALL  SYNTHETIC
 BRAIDING  HAIR,  WEAVES,  OR  EXTENSIONS  DISPLAY  THE  WARNING LABEL AS
 REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
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   4. WHENEVER THERE SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, AN APPLICATION
 MAY BE MADE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF  THE  PEOPLE  OF  THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK TO A COURT OR JUSTICE HAVING JURISDICTION BY A SPECIAL
 PROCEEDING  TO  ISSUE AN INJUNCTION, AND UPON NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT OF
 NOT  LESS THAN FIVE DAYS, TO ENJOIN AND RESTRAIN THE CONTINUANCE OF SUCH
 VIOLATION; AND IF IT SHALL APPEAR TO THE SATISFACTION OF  THE  COURT  OR
 JUSTICE  THAT  THE  DEFENDANT  HAS,  IN  FACT, VIOLATED THIS SECTION, AN
 INJUNCTION MAY BE  ISSUED  BY  SUCH  COURT  OR  JUSTICE,  ENJOINING  AND
 RESTRAINING  ANY  FURTHER  VIOLATION,  WITHOUT  REQUIRING PROOF THAT ANY
 PERSON HAS, IN FACT, BEEN INJURED OR DAMAGED THEREBY. WHENEVER THE COURT
 SHALL DETERMINE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION HAS OCCURRED, THE COURT
 MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY UP TO TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS PER UNIT  FOR
 THE  FIRST  OFFENSE  AND  UP  TO  FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER UNIT FOR EACH
 SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY  SUCH  PROPOSED  APPLICATION,
 THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  IS  AUTHORIZED TO TAKE PROOF AND MAKE A DETERMI-
 NATION OF THE RELEVANT FACTS AND TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect eighteen months after it shall have
 become a law. Effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.