Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A444
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
multi-Sponsors
Philip Ramos
2013-A444 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง378, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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A9436
2013-A444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 444 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection 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. LBD03109-01-3
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