Assembly Bill A1114

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, or formaldehyde

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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-A1114 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7447
2011-2012: A1473
2013-2014: A710
2015-2016: A526
2017-2018: A2210
2021-2022: A2155
2023-2024: A787
2025-2026: A1954

2019-A1114 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, or formaldehyde; prohibits the use of such nail polish and nail hardener by appearance enhancement businesses.

2019-A1114 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1114
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, ROZIC, GOTTFRIED -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   manufacture, distribution or sale of nail  polish  and  nail  hardener
   containing  dibutyl  phthalates  (DBP),  toluene, and formaldehyde and
   prohibits the use of such nail polish and nail hardener by  appearance
   enhancement businesses
 
   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-tt to read as follows:
   § 399-TT. MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, SALE AND USE OF  NAIL  POLISH  OR
 NAIL  HARDENER CONTAINING DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP), TOLUENE, AND FORMAL-
 DEHYDE PROHIBITED. 1. THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  IN
 THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF NAIL POLISH OR NAIL HARDENER:
   (A) DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP);
   (B) TOLUENE; AND
   (C) FORMALDEHYDE.
   2.  IT  SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESSES TO USE
 NAIL POLISH OR NAIL HARDENER CONTAINING:
   (A) DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP);
   (B) TOLUENE; OR
   (C) FORMALDEHYDE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02509-01-9

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