Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 05, 2016 |
advanced to third reading cal.531 |
May 04, 2016 |
reported |
Apr 12, 2016 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to economic development |
Jan 15, 2015 |
referred to economic development |
Assembly Bill A2269
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JAFFEE
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
co-Sponsors
William Colton
Vivian Cook
Sandy Galef
Michelle Schimel
multi-Sponsors
David Buchwald
Margaret Markey
David McDonough
N. Nick Perry
2015-A2269 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A2269 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the selling, offering for sale or distribution of any electrical or extension cords with fraudulent seals for the Underwriters' Laboratory; authorizes local code enforcement entities to enforce the provisions of the section; provides that for the first civil penalty of this section, a one hundred dollar fine shall be issued and such seller or distributor shall complete a training seminar on how to identify false Underwriters' Laboratory labels and increases fines for the second or subsequent violations of this section; provides that a training component shall be created and provided by the office of fire prevention and control and shall be made available on its website.
2015-A2269 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2269 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, COLTON, COOK, GALEF, SCHIMEL, LAVINE, ROBINSON, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MARKEY, McDONOUGH, PERRY, SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the selling, offering for sale or distribution of any electrical or extension cords with a fraudulent seal for the Underwriters' Laboratory 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 349-f to read as follows: S 349-F. SELLING OF FRAUDULENT ELECTRICAL OR EXTENSION CORDS. 1. NO MERCHANT, MANUFACTURER, FIRM, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF SHALL KNOWINGLY SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTE IN THIS STATE ANY ELECTRICAL CORD OR EXTENSION CORD WITH A FRAUDULENT SEAL FOR THE UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "MERCHANT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN THE SALE, DISPLAY OR OFFERING FOR SALE OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS OR MERCHANDISE AT AN ESTABLISHED RETAIL STORE TO A CONSUMER. 2. EVERY MERCHANT, MANUFACTURER, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF ITS EMPLOYEES TO LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CERTIFIED UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORY ELEC- TRICAL OR EXTENSION CORDS AND FRAUDULENT OR COUNTERFEIT ELECTRICAL OR EXTENSION CORDS. 3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO ALTER OR OTHERWISE SUPERSEDE ANY OTHER LABELING OR DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT IMPOSED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW. 4. ENFORCEMENT SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ENFORCE- MENT ENTITY. 5. THE CIVIL PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE A FINE UP TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THE SELLER OR DISTRIBUTOR SHALL COMPLETE A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06057-01-5
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