Bill Text: NY A05612 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Assembly Bill 5612 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products; establishes the interstate chemical clearinghouse.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-05-05 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [A05612 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05612-Amended.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5612--A
                                                                Cal. No. 217
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      March 2, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, COLTON, PEOPLES-STOKES,
          LUPARDO, KAVANAGH, SCHIMEL, TITONE,  CRESPO,  FAHY,  KAMINSKY,  GALEF,
          ROSENTHAL,  ARROYO, COOK, ORTIZ, SIMON, STIRPE, MOSLEY, LIFTON, SKOUF-
          IS, OTIS, JAFFEE, ABINANTI, WALKER, STECK, SIMOTAS, SEAWRIGHT, BARRON,
          PAULIN, BRAUNSTEIN, DINOWITZ, LINARES -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
          A.    BUCHWALD,  CYMBROWITZ,  HOOPER, KEARNS, MAGEE, McDONOUGH, PERRY,
          SOLAGES, THIELE, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the  Committee
          on  Environmental Conservation -- advanced to a third reading, amended
          and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read-
          ing
        AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regu-
          lation of toxic chemicals in children's products
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
     2  by adding a new title 9 to read as follows:
     3                                  TITLE IX
     4                   TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS
     5  Section 37-0901. Definitions.
     6          37-0903. Priority chemicals and chemicals of high concern.
     7          37-0905. Disclosure of information on priority chemicals.
     8          37-0907. Sales prohibition.
     9          37-0909. Applicability.
    10          37-0911. Enforcement and implementation.
    11          37-0913. Interstate chemical clearinghouse.
    12          37-0915. Regulations.
    13  § 37-0901. Definitions.
    14    As  used  in  this  title, unless the context otherwise indicates, the
    15  following terms have the following meanings.
    16    1. "Children's apparel" means any item of clothing  that  consists  of
    17  fabric  or  related  material intended or promoted for use in children's
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09354-16-6