Bill Text: NY A00572 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the tampon safety and research act and its creation of a research program to determine the risks posed from potential toxins in feminine hygiene products.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to health [A00572 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A00572-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           572
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     January 9, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the creation of  a
          research program to determine the risks posed from potential toxins in
          feminine  hygiene  products;  and  providing  for  the  repeal of such
          provisions upon expiration thereof
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
     2  "the tampon safety and research act".
     3    § 2. Title 6 of article 2 of the public health law, as added by  chap-
     4  ter  342  of the laws of 2014, is amended by adding a new section 267 to
     5  read as follows:
     6    § 267. Tampon safety and research. 1. For purposes  of  this  section,
     7  the  term "feminine hygiene products" means tampons, pads, liners, cups,
     8  sponges, douches, wipes, sprays, and similar products used  in  conjunc-
     9  tion with respect to menstruation or other genital-tract secretions.
    10    2.  The  commissioner  shall  provide  for  the  conduct or support of
    11  research by the department to determine the extent to which the presence
    12  of dioxins, synthetic fibers, chlorine, and other components  (including
    13  contaminants  and  substances  used  as fragrances, colorants, dyes, and
    14  preservatives) in tampons and other feminine hygiene products:
    15    (a) poses any risks to the health of individuals who use the products,
    16  including risks relating to cervical cancer, endometriosis, infertility,
    17  ovarian  cancer,  breast  cancer,  immune  system  deficiencies,  pelvic
    18  inflammatory  disease,  toxic  shock  syndrome,  and bacterial and yeast
    19  infections; and
    20    (b) poses any risks to the health of biological children born to indi-
    21  viduals  who  used  such  products  during  or  before  the  pregnancies
    22  involved, including risks relating to fetal and childhood development.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01938-01-7
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     1    3.  Research  under  subdivision  two  of  this  section shall include
     2  research to confirm the data  on  tampons  and  other  feminine  hygiene
     3  products  submitted to the United States food and drug administration by
     4  manufacturers of such products.
     5    4.  Such research projects shall be completed within four years of the
     6  effective date of this section.
     7    5. Within one year of the completion of  such  research,  any  conclu-
     8  sions,  recommendations  and proposals for implementing such recommenda-
     9  tions shall be transmitted to the governor, the temporary  president  of
    10  the  senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate health
    11  committee, and the chair of the assembly  health  committee,  and  shall
    12  also be made available to the public.
    13    §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    14  have become a law and shall expire and be  deemed  repealed  five  years
    15  after such date.