Bill Text: NY A05990 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Restricts certain substances from being used in menstrual products.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 82-10)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-03 - amended on third reading 5990c [A05990 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5990

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 28, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the regulation  of
          ingredients in menstrual products

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
     2  267-a to read as follows:
     3    § 267-a. Menstrual product safety. 1. For purposes of this section:
     4    a.  "Menstrual  products"  means tampons, pads, liners, cups, sponges,
     5  douches, wipes, sprays, and similar products used  in  conjunction  with
     6  respect to menstruation or other genital-tract secretions.
     7    b.  "Restricted substance" shall mean an unsafe chemical for inclusion
     8  in menstrual products as determined by  the  commissioner,  which  shall
     9  include,  but  not  be  limited to, lead, mercury and related compounds,
    10  formaldehyde,  triclosan,  toluene,  talc,  per-   and   polyfluoroalkyl
    11  substances,  dibutyl phthalate, di(2)exylhexyl phthalate, and isobutyl-,
    12  isopropyl-, butyl-, and  propylparaben.
    13    2. Within one year of the effective date of this section,  manufactur-
    14  ers  of menstrual products distributed, sold or offered for sale in this
    15  state, whether at retail or wholesale,  for  personal,  professional  or
    16  commercial  use,  or  distributed  for  promotional  purposes, shall not
    17  distribute menstrual products containing a restricted substance or using
    18  such restricted substance as a fragrance, colorant, dye, preservative or
    19  other intentionally added ingredient.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04800-02-3