Assembly Actions -
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May 08, 2018 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A10599
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Charles Barron
David McDonough
2017-A10599 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 37 Title 9 §§37-0901 - 37-0907, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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A1549
2017-A10599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10599 I N A S S E M B L Y May 8, 2018 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring additional labels on certain microfiber clothing 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 9 to read as follows: TITLE IX SYNTHETIC PLASTIC MICROFIBER SECTION 37-0901. DEFINITIONS. 37-0903. MICROFIBER CLOTHING LABEL REQUIREMENTS. 37-0905. PREEMPTION. 37-0907. RULES AND REGULATIONS. § 37-0901. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. "CLOTHING" MEANS AN ARTICLE OF APPAREL INTENDED TO BE WORN BY A PERSON, NOT INCLUDING HATS OR SHOES. 2. "PLASTIC MICROFIBER" MEANS A SMALL SYNTHETIC PARTICLE THAT IS FIBROUS IN SHAPE, LESS THAN FIVE MILLIMETERS IN LENGTH, AND IS RELEASED INTO WATER THROUGH THE REGULAR WASHING OF TEXTILES MADE FROM SYNTHETIC MATERIAL. § 37-0903. MICROFIBER CLOTHING LABEL REQUIREMENTS. 1. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION SHALL MANUFACTURE FOR SALE ANY NEW CLOTHING MADE FROM FABRIC THAT IS COMPOSED OF MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT SYNTHETIC MATERIAL, IF A CARE LABEL IS REQUIRED FOR THAT CLOTHING PURSUANT TO PART FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF TITLE SIXTEEN OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, WITHOUT INCLUDING ON SUCH CARE LABEL, IN ADDITION TO THE CARE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUCH FEDERAL LAW, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS, AS APPLICABLE: A. FOR CLOTHING FOR WHICH MACHINE WASHING OR HAND WASHING IS RECOM- MENDED OR REQUIRED: "THIS GARMENT SHEDS PLASTIC MICROFIBERS WHEN WASHED. HAND WASHING RECOMMENDED TO REDUCE SHEDDING." EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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