Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 31, 2012 |
referred to consumer protection delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 04, 2012 |
ordered to third reading cal.162 returned to assembly died in senate |
Apr 05, 2011 |
referred to consumer protection delivered to senate passed assembly |
Mar 31, 2011 |
advanced to third reading cal.167 |
Mar 30, 2011 |
reported |
Mar 15, 2011 |
reported referred to codes |
Feb 03, 2011 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A4435
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEISENBERG
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
co-Sponsors
Audrey Pheffer
Sandy Galef
William Colton
Linda Rosenthal
multi-Sponsors
Nancy Calhoun
RoAnn Destito
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Janet Duprey
2011-A4435 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A4435 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires sunscreen products to be labeled with expiration dates and storage recommendations; authorizes the attorney general to seek injunctive relief, restitution, and civil penalties in the case of violations; authorizes persons injured by a violation of this law to bring an action for injunctive relief and actual damages or two hundred and fifty dollars, whichever is greater; authorizes the court, in such an action, to increase the award of damages up to one thousand dollars and to award reasonable attorneys' fees to a prevailing plaintiff.
2011-A4435 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4435 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG, PHEFFER, GALEF, COLTON, ROSENTHAL, MAISEL, SPANO, McKEVITT, COOK, JAFFEE, CASTRO, J. MILLER, ZEBROWSKI, HOOPER, TOBACCO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CALHOUN, DESTITO, DINOWITZ, DUPREY, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, JACOBS, JORDAN, McENENY, MENG, ROBINSON, SCHIMEL, SWEENEY, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring sunscreen products to be labeled with a best if used before date and storage recommendations 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-j to read as follows: S 399-J. DATE AND STORAGE LABELING OF SUNSCREEN PRODUCTS. 1. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY TO MANUFACTURE, FOR SALE, RESALE, OR DISTRIBUTION IN THIS STATE, SUNSCREEN WHICH DOES NOT CONTAIN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS LABEL INDICATING A DATE ON WHICH THE PRODUCT IS BEST IF USED BEFORE. THE DATE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE LABELED BY MONTH AND YEAR. 2. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNER- SHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY TO MANUFACTURE, FOR SALE, RESALE, OR DISTRIBUTION IN THIS STATE, SUNSCREEN WHICH DOES NOT CONTAIN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS LABEL PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECOMMENDED STORAGE OF SUCH SUNSCREEN PRODUCT. 3. NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY CORPO- RATION, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL SUNSCREEN WHICH IT KNOWS DOES NOT CONTAIN THE LABELING INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION. 4. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SUNSCREEN SHALL MEAN SUNBLOCK OR SIMILAR LOTION OR TOPICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURED AND SOLD FOR THE SOLE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04491-01-1
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