Assembly Bill A4004

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that persons who sell or rent video games shall display a warning with respect to the relationship between playing video games and epileptic seizures

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

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2009-A4004 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3031
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-ff, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2438, S2327
2013-2014: A464
2015-2016: A2507

2009-A4004 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that persons who sell or rent video games shall display a warning sign with respect to the relationship between playing video games and epileptic seizures; establishes penalties for a violation of such provisions.

2009-A4004 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4004

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
  epilepsy warnings on video games

  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
399-ff to read as follows:
  S 399-FF. VIDEO GAME;  EPILEPSY  WARNING.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
SECTION,  THE  TERM  "VIDEO  GAME" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE ANY VIDEO GAME
SYSTEM, VIDEO GAME  CARTRIDGE,  VIDEO  GAME  COMPACT  DISC,  VIDEO  GAME
DIGITAL  VERSATILE  DISC  OR  DIGITAL  VIDEO DISC, VIDEO GAME COMPONENT,
VIDEO GAME ACCESSORY, OR VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER OF ANY VARIETY.
  2. ANY PERSON WHO SELLS, OFFERS FOR SALE,  RENTS  OR  OFFERS  TO  RENT
VIDEO  GAMES TO THE PUBLIC SHALL DISPLAY A SIGN OR POSTER IN A PROMINENT
OR CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE AREA WHERE SUCH VIDEO GAMES ARE  SOLD
OR  RENTED  WHICH  HAS PRINTED THEREON AN EPILEPSY WARNING. SUCH WARNING
SHALL BE IN LETTERS OF NOT LESS THAN THIRTY POINT TYPE AND SHALL CONTAIN
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
                            "EPILEPSY WARNING
                 READ BEFORE USING YOUR VIDEO GAME SYSTEM
  MEDICAL RESEARCH INDICATES A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF  THE  POPULATION  MAY
EXPERIENCE  EPILEPTIC  SEIZURES OR SEIZURE-LIKE SYMPTOMS WHEN EXPOSED TO
CERTAIN STIMULI, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LIGHT PATTERNS, FLASHING
LIGHTS OR CERTAIN PATTERNS OF BACKGROUNDS  ON  A  TELEVISION  SCREEN  OR
VIDEO  MONITOR.  EXPOSURE TO THESE STIMULI WHILE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES MAY
INDUCE AN EPILEPTIC SEIZURE OR SEIZURE-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN  THESE  INDIVID-
UALS.   CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAY INDUCE UNDETECTED EPILEPTIC SYMPTOMS EVEN
IN PERSONS WHO HAVE NO PRIOR HISTORY OF SEIZURES OR EPILEPSY.    IF  YOU
EXPERIENCE  ANY  OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS WHILE PLAYING A VIDEO GAME --
DIZZINESS, ALTERED VISION, EYE OR MUSCLE TWITCHES,  LOSS  OF  AWARENESS,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07104-01-9

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