Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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Assembly Bill A8529
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
FERNANDEZ
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
Anthony D'Urso
Inez E. Dickens
Alicia Hyndman
Jo Anne Simon
2019-A8529 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A8529 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8529 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y August 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FERNANDEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the regulation of ingredients in feminine hygiene products THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 267-a to read as follows: § 267-A. FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT SAFETY. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A. "FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS" MEANS TAMPONS, PADS, LINERS, CUPS, SPONGES, DOUCHES, WIPES, SPRAYS, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS USED IN CONJUNC- TION WITH RESPECT TO MENSTRUATION OR OTHER GENITAL-TRACT SECRETIONS. B. "RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE" SHALL MEAN AN UNSAFE CHEMICAL FOR INCLUSION IN FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, LEAD, MERCURY AND RELATED COMPOUNDS, FORMALDEHYDE, TRICLOSAN, TOLUENE, TALC, PER- AND POLYFLUORO- ALKYL SUBSTANCES, DIBUTYL PHTHALATE, DI(2)EXYLHEXYL PHTHALATE, AND ISOBUTYL-, ISOPROPYL-, BUTYL-, AND PROPYLPARABEN. 2. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, MANUFACTUR- ERS OF FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED, SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS STATE, WHETHER AT RETAIL OR WHOLESALE, FOR PERSONAL, PROFES- SIONAL OR COMMERCIAL USE, OR DISTRIBUTED FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES, SHALL NOT DISTRIBUTE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS CONTAINING A RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE OR USING SUCH RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE AS A FRAGRANCE, COLORANT, DYE, PRESERVATIVE OR OTHER INTENTIONALLY ADDED INGREDIENT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13509-02-9
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