Assembly Bill A1041

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to child proofing liquid detergent packets

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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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2019-A1041 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S434
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-ggg, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8602, S6468
2017-2018: A4646, S100
2021-2022: S994

2019-A1041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to child proofing liquid detergent packets.

2019-A1041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1041
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SIMOTAS, SIMON, MAGNARELLI, McDONOUGH, MOSLEY,
   GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, GALEF, COLTON, D. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A.   DE LA ROSA, LUPARDO -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and 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:
   §  399-GGG. PACKAGING OF LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION:
   (A) "LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS" SHALL  MEAN  A  CONSUMER  PRODUCT  THAT
 CONSISTS  OF A LIQUID OR GEL DETERGENT ENCLOSED IN A WATER SOLUBLE OUTER
 LAYER AND IS DESIGNED TO BE PLACED IN A WASHING MACHINE;
   (B) "CHILD-RESISTANT WRAPPER" SHALL MEAN AN  OPAQUE  COVERING  OF  THE
 LIQUID  DETERGENT PACKET THAT IS NOT EASILY PERMEATED BY A CHILD'S BITE,
 WHICH HAS A UNIFORM COLOR THAT IS NOT ATTRACTIVE TO CHILDREN; AND
   (C) "PACKAGE" SHALL MEAN OVERALL CHILD-RESISTANT  STOCK  KEEPING  ITEM
 THAT CONTAINS LIQUID DETERGENT PACKAGES.
   2.  NO  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION SHALL
 DISTRIBUTE, SELL AT RETAIL OR OFFER FOR RETAIL SALE IN  THIS  STATE  ANY
 LIQUID  DETERGENT  PACKETS,  UNLESS  THE  LIQUID  DETERGENT  PACKETS ARE
 CONTAINED IN A CHILD-RESISTANT WRAPPER  WHICH  IS  DESIGNED  TO  PREVENT
 ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN TO LIQUID DETERGENT.
   3.  NO  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION SHALL
 DISTRIBUTE, SELL AT RETAIL OR OFFER FOR RETAIL SALE IN  THIS  STATE  ANY
 LIQUID  DETERGENT  PACKETS  UNLESS  SUCH  LIQUID  DETERGENT  PACKETS ARE
 DESIGNED IN AN OPAQUE, UNIFORM COLOR THAT IS NOT ATTRACTIVE TO  CHILDREN
 AND IS NOT EASILY PERMEATED BY A CHILD'S BITE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01485-01-9

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