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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Mar 14, 2011 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S4029
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development 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
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S4029 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9436
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง378, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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A444
2011-S4029 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4029 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring warning labels on fireplaces and fireplace enclosures that have glass viewing panels PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation would require fireplace manufacturers to affix a bright orange warning label to the glass panel of all glass-paneled factory manufactured fireplaces. This label would alert consumers to the grave risk of burns that could result from touching the glass viewing pane while the fireplace is in operation. Removal of the label by anyone other than the owner of a dwelling where the fireplace is installed would result in a civil penalty. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation would add a new subdivision 17 to Section 378 of the executive law to read as follows: 17. Standards for factory manufactured fireplaces and fireplace enclosures which have glass viewing panels requiring that every such fireplace and enclosure, sold or installed after the effective date of this subdivision, shall have affixed to the glass panels thereof, a conspicuous orange warning label advising the consumer of the grave
2011-S4029 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4029 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ZELDIN, GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring warning labels on fireplaces and fireplace enclosures that have glass viewing panels THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows: 17. STANDARDS FOR FACTORY MANUFACTURED FIREPLACES AND FIREPLACE ENCLO- SURES WHICH HAVE GLASS VIEWING PANELS REQUIRING THAT EVERY SUCH FIRE- PLACE AND ENCLOSURE, SOLD OR INSTALLED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL HAVE AFFIXED TO THE GLASS PANELS THEREOF, A CONSPICU- OUS ORANGE WARNING LABEL ADVISING THE CONSUMER OF THE GRAVE RISK OF SERIOUS BURNS POSED BY TOUCHING SUCH GLASS PANELS WHEN A FIREPLACE IS OPERATING. NO SUCH WARNING LABEL SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE GLASS OF A FIREPLACE OR FIREPLACE ENCLOSURE BY ANY PERSON; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHEN SUCH A FIREPLACE OR FIREPLACE ENCLOSURE IS INSTALLED IN AN OWNER OCCUPIED DWELLING, SUCH WARNING MAY BE REMOVED BY THE OWNER WHO OCCUPIES SUCH DWELLING. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED PURSU- ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, that any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be promulgated, amended and/or repealed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08760-02-1
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