Assembly Bill A8454

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the manufacture, sale or distribution of business transaction paper containing bisphenol A

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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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2013-A8454 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง37-0513, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A212
2015-2016: A3267

2013-A8454 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture, sale or distribution of business transaction paper containing bisphenol A.

2013-A8454 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8454

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting  the  manufacture, sale or distribution of thermal receipt
  paper containing bisphenol A

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 37-0513 to read as follows:
S 37-0513. THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER.
  1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER" OR  "CASH
REGISTER  RECEIPT  PAPER"  MEANS  ANY PAPER THAT IS USED BY A COMMERCIAL
ENTITY TO ISSUE A MECHANICALLY PRODUCED RECORD OF  A  COMMERCIAL  TRANS-
ACTION.
  2.  ON  AND  AFTER  OCTOBER 1, 2015 NO PERSON SHALL MANUFACTURE, SELL,
OFFER FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTE ANY THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER OR CASH  REGISTER
RECEIPT PAPER THAT CONTAINS BISPHENOL A.
  3.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION,
IF THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DOES NOT IDENTIFY A
SAFE, COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE USE OF  BISPHENOL  A  IN
THERMAL  RECEIPT  PAPER OR CASH REGISTER RECEIPT PAPER ON OR BEFORE JUNE
30, 2015, NO PERSON SHALL MANUFACTURE, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR  DISTRIB-
UTE  ANY  THERMAL  RECEIPT  PAPER  OR  CASH  REGISTER RECEIPT PAPER THAT
CONTAINS BISPHENOL A ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2017.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04357-05-3

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