Assembly Actions -
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Mar 29, 2010 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S7299
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- 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
2009-S7299 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See other versions of this Bill:
- A3642 ,
- S4596 ,
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 22-C ยงยง350-j - 350-n, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A1026, A8436
2013-2014: A603
2015-2016: A55
2017-2018: A5241, A8372, A9767
2009-S7299 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the sale or offer for sale at retail of bottled water for human consumption, food preparation or culinary purposes in this state in a beverage container unless such container includes on its label certain information; requires an annual bottled water report to be prepared annually by the purveyors of bottled water.
2009-S7299 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7299 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to labelling bottled water sold or offered for sale PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would ensure that consumers are able to obtain important water quality information regarding bottled water by requiring bottlers to make certain disclosures. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill would require, on or after January 1, 2010, as a condition of certification by the department of health, purveyors of bottled water to annually prepare a bottled water report containing pertinent water quality information and shall, upon request, make such report available to consumers. Current regulations require the testing of bottled water and only mandates a general label if the water exceeds certain standards set by the Commissioner. This bill would expand upon this requirement by requiring bottled water labels to include the following disclosures: * the name and contact information for the bottler or brand owner;
2009-S7299 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7299 I N S E N A T E March 29, 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 labelling bottled water sold or offered for sale 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 article 22-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 22-C LABELLING BOTTLED WATER SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE SECTION 350-J. DEFINITIONS. 350-K. BOTTLED WATER SOLD IN STATE TO BE LABELED. 350-L. BOTTLED WATER REPORT. 350-M. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 350-N. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. S 350-J. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THE ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANING ASCRIBED TO THEM: 1. "DEPARTMENT" SHALL MEAN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. 2. "COMMISSIONER" SHALL MEAN THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. 3. "MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL" SHALL MEAN THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LEVEL OF PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, RADIOLOGICAL OR MICROBIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE IN WATER. S 350-K. BOTTLED WATER SOLD IN STATE TO BE LABELED. 1. IN ADDITION TO ANY REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED UNDER SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND ANY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION, ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, NO PERSON SHALL SELL AT RETAIL OR WHOLESALE, OFFER FOR SALE AT RETAIL OR WHOLESALE OR DELIVER BOTTLED WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, FOOD PREPARATION OR CULI- NARY PURPOSES IN THIS STATE IN A BEVERAGE CONTAINER UNLESS SUCH CONTAIN- ER INCLUDES ON ITS LABEL, OR ON AN ADDITIONAL LABEL AFFIXED TO THE BOTTLE, OR ON A PACKAGE INSERT OR ATTACHMENT, ALL THE FOLLOWING IN LEGI- BLE TYPE: A. THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE BOTTLER OR BRAND OWNER; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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