Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 16, 2010 |
amended on third reading 7471c |
Jun 15, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 14, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 10, 2010 |
1st report cal.952 |
May 25, 2010 |
reported and committed to codes |
May 14, 2010 |
print number 7471b |
May 14, 2010 |
amend (t) and recommit to consumer protection |
Apr 23, 2010 |
print number 7471a |
Apr 23, 2010 |
amend and recommit to consumer protection |
Apr 14, 2010 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S7471
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2009-S7471 - Details
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rel §399-dd to be §399-ff, amd §399-ff, Gen Bus L
2009-S7471 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7471 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requiring the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed in cities having a population of one million or more PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Authorizes the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requires the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed in certain cities to prohibit equipment that poses a risk of burning exposed skin. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends Section 399-dd of the general business law as added by chapter 519 of the laws of2006, which is re-lettered as Section 399-ff, to add the following provisions: - Authorize a municipality to enact local laws regarding the construction and installation of playground equipment; and, - Require that in cities of a million or more inhabitants, the local parks department shall implement and perform temperature tests for all equipment and materials currently installed in parks and playgrounds
2009-S7471 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7471 I N S E N A T E April 14, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requiring the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed in cities having a population of one million or more THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 399-dd of the general business law, as added by chapter 519 of the laws of 2006, is relettered section 399-ff and amended to read as follows: S 399-ff. Construction or installation of playground or playground equipment. 1. Definitions relative to playground safety. For the purposes of this section, the term "playground" means an improved area designed, equipped, and set aside for play of six or more children which is not intended for use as an athletic playing field or athletic court, and shall include any play equipment, surfacing, fencing, signs, inter- nal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation, and related structures. 2. The consumer protection board, in consultation with the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the design, installation, inspection and maintenance of playgrounds and playground equipment. Those regulations shall substan- tially comply with the guidelines and criteria which are contained in the handbook for public playground safety produced by the United States consumer products safety commission or any successor. The rules and regulations shall include special provisions for playgrounds appropriate for children within the range of ages in day care settings. 3. (a) No person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity which constructs, assembles or installs a playground or playground equipment shall construct, assemble, or install in this state such playground or playground equipment unless such playground or playground equipment shall conform to the requirements of those rules and regulations promul- gated pursuant to this section. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14584-03-9
2009-S7471A - Details
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rel §399-dd to be §399-ff, amd §399-ff, Gen Bus L
2009-S7471A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7471A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requiring the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed in cities having a population of one million or more PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Authorizes the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requires the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed in certain cities to prohibit equipment that poses a risk of burning exposed skin. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends Section 399-dd of the general business law as added by chapter 519 of the laws of 2006, which is re-lettered as Section 399-ff. - Provide the definition of "temperature testing." - Require the New York State Consumer Protection Board, in consultation with the Department of Health, to develop a method for temperature testing of playground material and surfaces and other safety standards for playgrounds.
2009-S7471A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7471--A I N S E N A T E April 14, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requiring the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed in cities having a population of one million or more THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "playground equipment safety act". S 2. Section 399-dd of the general business law, as added by chapter 519 of the laws of 2006, is relettered section 399-ff and amended to read as follows: S 399-ff. Construction or installation of playground or playground equipment. 1. Definitions relative to playground safety. For the purposes of this section[, the term]: (A) "playground" means an improved area designed, equipped, and set aside for play of six or more children which is not intended for use as an athletic playing field or athletic court, and shall include any play equipment, surfacing, fencing, signs, internal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation, and related structures[.]; AND (B) "TEMPERATURE TESTING" MEANS THE MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL OR SURFACE, INCLUDING SAFETY SURFACING, THAT MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SKIN OF A USER IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF USE OF A PLAYGROUND PURSUANT TO A METHOD DEVELOPED BY THE CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. 2. The consumer protection board, in consultation with the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the design, installation, inspection and maintenance of playgrounds and playground equipment. Those regulations shall substan- tially comply with the guidelines and criteria which are contained in the handbook for public playground safety produced by the United States EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2009-S7471B - Details
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rel §399-dd to be §399-ff, amd §399-ff, Gen Bus L
2009-S7471B - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7471B TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requiring the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed by municipalities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To require temperature testing of playground equipment, including safety surfaces, constructed, installed, or maintained by any municipality. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends Section 399-dd of the general business law as added by chapter 519 of the laws of 2006, which is re-lettered as Section 399-ff, to add the following provisions: - Require the consumer protection board, in consultation with the department of health, to develop a method for temperature testing of playground equipment, and to establish a maximum potential temperature standard for such equipment (including safety surfacing), representing the temperature at which such equipment may pose a risk of burning exposed skin; - Require any municipality that constructs, installs, or maintains playgrounds or playground equipment to promulgate rules and regulations requiring:
2009-S7471B - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7471--B I N S E N A T E April 14, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requiring the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed by municipalities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "playground equipment safety act". S 2. Section 399-dd of the general business law, as added by chapter 519 of the laws of 2006, is relettered section 399-ff and amended to read as follows: S 399-ff. Construction or installation of playground or playground equipment. 1. Definitions relative to playground safety. For the purposes of this section[, the term]: (A) "playground" means an improved area designed, equipped, and set aside for play of six or more children which is not intended for use as an athletic playing field or athletic court, and shall include any play equipment, surfacing, fencing, signs, internal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation, and related structures[.]; AND (B) "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS A CITY, VILLAGE, COUNTY OR TOWN; AND (C) "TEMPERATURE TESTING" MEANS THE MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL OR SURFACE, INCLUDING SAFETY SURFACING, THAT MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SKIN OF A USER IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF USE OF A PLAYGROUND PURSUANT TO A METHOD DEVELOPED BY THE CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. 2. The consumer protection board, in consultation with the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the design, installation, inspection and maintenance of playgrounds and playground equipment. Those regulations shall substan- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2009-S7471C (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rel §399-dd to be §399-ff, amd §399-ff, Gen Bus L
2009-S7471C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7471C TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requiring the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed by municipalities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require temperature testing of playground equipment, including safety surfaces, constructed, installed, or maintained by any municipality. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends Section 399-dd of the general business law as added by chapter 519 of the laws of 2006, which is re-lettered as Section 399-ff, to add the following provisions: - Require the consumer protection board, in consultation with the department of health, to develop a method for temperature testing of playground-equipment, and to establish a maximum potential temperature standard for such equipment (including safety surfacing), representing the temperature at which such equipment may pose a risk of burning exposed skin;
2009-S7471C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7471--C Cal. No. 952 I N S E N A T E April 14, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Codes -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requiring the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed by municipalities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "playground equipment safety act". S 2. Section 399-dd of the general business law, as added by chapter 519 of the laws of 2006, is relettered section 399-ff and amended to read as follows: S 399-ff. Construction or installation of playground or playground equipment. 1. Definitions relative to playground safety. For the purposes of this section[, the term]: (A) "playground" means an improved area designed, equipped, and set aside for play of six or more children which is not intended for use as an athletic playing field or athletic court, and shall include any play equipment, surfacing, fencing, signs, internal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation, and related structures[.]; AND (B) "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS A CITY, VILLAGE, COUNTY OR TOWN; AND (C) "TEMPERATURE TESTING" MEANS THE MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL OR SURFACE, INCLUDING SAFETY SURFACING, THAT MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SKIN OF A USER IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF USE OF A PLAYGROUND PURSUANT TO A METHOD DEVELOPED BY THE CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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