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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S2043
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
2013-S2043 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A734
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §404-c, Gen Bus L; amd §3550, add §3556, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7578, A1984
2015-2016: S1982, A517
2017-2018: S565, A2276
2013-S2043 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2043 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law and the public health law, in relation to requiring the department of health to review the safety of ultraviolet nail dryers and authorizing the department of health to promulgate any regulations deemed appropriate for governing the use of such devices by any appearance enhancement business PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to increase consumer safety by requiring the Department of Health to review the existing medical and scientific literature, published reports, and articles regarding the potential health hazards associated with the use of ultraviolet nail drying devices, identify any health hazards, and promulgate any necessary regulations based on such findings. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 404-c. sections 2 and 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to section 3550 and adding a new section 3556. JUSTIFICATION: A recent Archives of Dermatology article implicated UV lamps as a contributing factor in the cases of two women without family histories of skin cancer who developed the disease on their hands, stem- ming from steady use of the lamps at nail salons. According to a promi- nent Mayo Clinic-trained dermatologist, "these lights are considered as
2013-S2043 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2043 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law and the public health law, in relation to requiring the department of health to review the safety of ultraviolet nail dryers and authorizing the department of health to promulgate any regulations deemed appropriate for governing the use of such devices by any appearance enhancement business THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 404-c to read as follows: S 404-C. ULTRAVIOLET NAIL DRYING DEVICES. 1. "ULTRAVIOLET NAIL DRYING DEVICE" SHALL MEAN ANY EQUIPMENT WHICH IS DESIGNED TO EMIT ELECTROMAG- NETIC RADIATION IN THE WAVELENGTH INTERVAL OF TWO HUNDRED TO FOUR HUNDRED NANOMETERS IN AIR, AND WHICH IS INTENDED TO INDUCE NAIL CURING OR HARDENING THROUGH IRRADIATION. 2. IF THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH MAKES A DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW THAT ULTRAVIOLET NAIL DRYING DEVICES POSE A HEALTH HAZARD TO USERS, ANY APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESS SHALL PROMINENTLY POST THE NOTICE DEVEL- OPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH REGARDING SUCH HEALTH HAZARD IN AN AREA CLEARLY VISIBLE TO PATRONS IN THE LICENSED PREMISES OR IN THE PLACE WHERE THE PRACTICE OF AN OCCUPATION LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE IS CONDUCTED. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL PREPARE AND MAKE SUCH SIGN AVAILABLE TO EACH LICENSEE. 3. IF THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH MAKES A DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW THAT ULTRAVIOLET NAIL DRYING DEVICES POSE A HEALTH HAZARD TO USERS, ANY APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESS THAT UTILIZES SUCH DEVICES SHALL COMPLY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04425-01-3
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