Assembly Bill A5298A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam mats containing formamide

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A5298 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7806
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 4 §§37-0401 - 37-0409, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6070
2015-2016: A106, S583
2017-2018: S497, S7089
2019-2020: S2299
2021-2022: S2956
2023-2024: S2983

2013-A5298 - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam mats containing formamide.

2013-A5298 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5298

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROZIC, JAFFEE, MILLER, STEVENSON, MAISEL, MILL-
  MAN, WEPRIN, ORTIZ, COOK, BARRON, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
  of A. ABINANTI, AUBRY, BRENNAN, GALEF, GIBSON, MARKEY -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  prohibiting the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's  foam
  mats containing formamide

  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
                                FORMAMIDE
SECTION 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
        37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
        37-0405. FOAM MAT PRODUCTS.
        37-0407. PREEMPTION.
        37-0409. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
S 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
  THIS TITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED  AS  THE  "FORMAMIDE-FREE
CHILDREN'S PRODUCT ACT".
S 37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
  AS  USED  IN  THIS  TITLE,  "FOAM  MAT PRODUCT" MEANS: ALL MATS, PADS,
MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS DESIGNED FOR USE BY CHILDREN THREE YEARS OLD  OR
YOUNGER,  INCLUDING  MATS,  PADS,  MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS USED AS OR IN
CONNECTION WITH BEDDING, CHANGING PLATFORMS,  STROLLERS  AND  CARRIAGES,
HIGH CHAIRS, CAR SEATS, PLAY PENS AND TOYS.
S 37-0405. FOAM MAT PRODUCTS.
  1.  BEGINNING  DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, NO PERSON, FIRM,
PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03044-01-3

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2013-A5298A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7806
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 4 §§37-0401 - 37-0409, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6070
2015-2016: A106, S583
2017-2018: S497, S7089
2019-2020: S2299
2021-2022: S2956
2023-2024: S2983

2013-A5298A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's foam mats containing formamide.

2013-A5298A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5298--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROZIC, JAFFEE, MILLER, MILLMAN, WEPRIN, ORTIZ,
  COOK, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABINANTI, AUBRY, BREN-
  NAN, GALEF, MARKEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Envi-
  ronmental Conservation -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Environ-
  mental  Conservation  in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  prohibiting the manufacture, distribution and sale of children's  foam
  mats containing formamide

  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
                                FORMAMIDE
SECTION 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
        37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
        37-0405. FOAM MAT PRODUCTS.
        37-0407. PREEMPTION.
        37-0409. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
S 37-0401. SHORT TITLE.
  THIS TITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED  AS  THE  "FORMAMIDE-FREE
CHILDREN'S PRODUCT ACT".
S 37-0403. DEFINITIONS.
  AS  USED  IN  THIS TITLE: (A) "FOAM MAT PRODUCT" MEANS ALL MATS, PADS,
MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS DESIGNED FOR USE BY CHILDREN THREE YEARS OLD  OR
YOUNGER,  INCLUDING  MATS,  PADS,  MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS USED AS OR IN
CONNECTION WITH BEDDING, CHANGING PLATFORMS,  STROLLERS  AND  CARRIAGES,
HIGH CHAIRS, CAR SEATS, PLAY PENS AND TOYS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03044-02-4

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