Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 03, 2016 |
print number 6468a |
Jun 03, 2016 |
amend and recommit to consumer protection |
Jan 14, 2016 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S6468A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th 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
Bill Amendments
2015-S6468 - Details
2015-S6468 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6468 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to child proofing liquid detergent packets SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill would amend the general business law to add a new section 399-ggg. Subdivision 1 defines "liquid detergent packets" as a consumer product that consists of a liquid or gel detergent enclosed in a water soluble outer layer. Subdivision 2 requires liquid detergent packets to be sold in child-resistant packaging which. is designed to prevent accidental exposure to liquid detergent. Subdivision 3 prohibits the sale of liquid detergent packets that resemble in color or design any edible product or item commonly placed in a child's mouth, including but not limited to candy or teething toys. Subdivision 4 requires every container of liquid detergent packets to contain a readable and conspicuously placed warning label stating that the products are, harmful if swallowed or exposed to the eyes or skin and directing consumers to keep the packets out of reach and sight of children and contact a physician or poison control center immediately in case of exposure. JUSTIFICATION :
2015-S6468 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6468 I N S E N A T E January 14, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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, in relation to child proofing liquid detergent packets 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 399-ggg to read as follows: S 399-GGG. PACKAGING OF LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS" SHALL MEAN A CONSUMER PRODUCT THAT CONSISTS OF A LIQUID OR GEL DETERGENT ENCLOSED IN A WATER SOLUBLE OUTER LAYER. 2. NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS, UNLESS THE LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS ARE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN A CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN TO LIQUID DETERGENT. 3. NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS THAT RESEMBLE IN COLOR OR DESIGN ANY EDIBLE PRODUCT OR ITEM COMMONLY PLACED IN A CHILD'S MOUTH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CANDY OR TEETHING TOYS. 4. EVERY CONTAINER OF LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL CONTAIN A WARNING CONCERNING THE DANGERS OF THE EXPO- SURE OF LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS TO CHILDREN. SUCH WARNING SHALL BE READABLE AND CONSPICUOUSLY PLACED AND SHALL STATE: "LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS ARE NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR EXPOSED TO THE EYES OR SKIN. KEEP OUT OF REACH AND SIGHT OF CHILDREN. IN CASE OF EXPOSURE CONTACT A PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY". S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13075-05-5
2015-S6468A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S6468A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6468A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to child proofing liquid detergent packets PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To prevent accidental poisonings and injuries by establishing child safety standards for liquid detergent packets. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill amends the general business law to add a new section 399-ggg. Subdivision 1 defines "liquid detergent packets" to mean a consumer product that consists of a liquid or gel detergent enclosed in a water soluble outer layer, "non-see through" to mean that none of the contents of the package shall be visible unless the package is open, and "non-permeable" to mean a solid package that cannot be permeated by water or gases. Subdivision 2 requires liquid detergent packets to be sold in solid, non-see through, non-permeable, and child-resistant packaging which is
2015-S6468A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6468--A I N S E N A T E January 14, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to child proofing liquid detergent packets 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 399-ggg to read as follows: S 399-GGG. PACKAGING OF LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS" SHALL MEAN A CONSUMER PRODUCT THAT CONSISTS OF A LIQUID OR GEL DETERGENT ENCLOSED IN A WATER SOLUBLE OUTER LAYER. 2. NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS, UNLESS THE LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS ARE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN A CHILD-RESISTANT PACKAGE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN TO LIQUID DETERGENT. 3. NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS UNLESS SUCH DETERGENT PACKETS ARE DESIGNED IN A UNIFORM COLOR. 4. EACH LIQUID DETERGENT PACKET SHALL BE ENCLOSED IN A SEPARATE, INDI- VIDUAL, NON-PERMEABLE WRAPPER CONTAINING A WARNING STATING "WARNING: HARMFUL IF PUT IN MOUTH OR SWALLOWED. EYE IRRITANT. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN". 5. EVERY CONTAINER OF LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL CONTAIN A WARNING CONCERNING THE DANGERS OF THE EXPO- SURE OF LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS TO CHILDREN. SUCH WARNING SHALL BE READABLE AND CONSPICUOUSLY PLACED AND SHALL STATE: "LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS ARE NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR EXPOSED TO THE EYES OR SKIN. KEEP OUT OF REACH AND SIGHT OF CHILDREN. IN CASE OF EXPOSURE CONTACT A PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY". S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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