Assembly Actions -
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Feb 06, 2020 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A9729
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WILLIAMS
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
2019-A9729 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §399-k, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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A5560
2019-A9729 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9729 I N A S S E M B L Y February 6, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring warn- ing labels on drinks containing tapioca pearls 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-k to read as follows: § 399-K. WARNING LABELS ON DRINKS CONTAINING TAPIOCA PEARLS. 1. ON EVERY DRINK CONTAINER CONTAINING TAPIOCA PEARLS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS "BUBBLE TEA", SOLD WITHIN THIS STATE, THERE SHALL BE PRINTED THEREON OR ATTACHED THERETO A WARNING LABEL. SUCH LABEL SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "WARNING: THE TAPIOCA PEARLS FOUND IN THIS PRODUCT ARE A CHOKING HAZARD AND CAN LEAD TO DIGESTIVE ISSUES IF INGESTED." 2. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOU- SAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14954-01-0
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