Assembly Bill A7752

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Bans the use of certain concentrations of phthalates in children's products

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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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2011-A7752 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 4 ยงยง37-0401 - 37-0407, En Con L

2011-A7752 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Bans the use of certain concentrations of phthalates in children's products.

2011-A7752 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7752

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. SWEENEY, COLTON, JAFFEE, ORTIZ, JACOBS, GALEF,
  COOK, MAISEL, P. RIVERA, DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, MENG, BENEDETTO, ROBERTS
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, GLICK, GUNTHER, HOOPER, McEN-
  ENY, THIELE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Environ-
  mental Conservation

AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
  manufacturing of children's toys and child care products

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 4 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 4
                   MANUFACTURE OF CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS
SECTION 37-0401. DEFINITIONS.
        37-0403. PROHIBITION.
        37-0405. LEAST TOXIC ALTERNATIVES.
        37-0407. EXCEPTIONS.
S 37-0401. DEFINITIONS.
  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS CHAPTER, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1. "TOY" MEANS ALL PRODUCTS DESIGNED OR INTENDED BY  THE  MANUFACTURER
TO BE USED BY CHILDREN WHEN THEY PLAY.
  2. "CHILD CARE ARTICLE" MEANS ALL PRODUCTS DESIGNED OR INTENDED BY THE
MANUFACTURER  TO  FACILITATE  SLEEP, RELAXATION, OR THE FEEDING OF CHIL-
DREN, OR TO HELP CHILDREN WITH SUCKING OR TEETHING.
S 37-0403. PROHIBITION.
  1. COMMENCING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, NO PERSON OR  ENTITY
SHALL MANUFACTURE, SELL, OR DISTRIBUTE IN COMMERCE ANY TOY OR CHILD CARE
ARTICLE THAT CONTAINS DI-(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE (DEHP), DIBUTYL PHTHA-
LATE (DBP), OR BENZYL BUTYL PHTHALATE (BBP), IN CONCENTRATIONS EXCEEDING
0.1 PERCENT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08752-01-1

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