Assembly Bill A381

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the sale of new motor vehicle child restraint systems

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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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2021-A381 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S300
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-uu, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8582, S8604

2021-A381 - Summary

Requires any person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity that sells new motor vehicle child restraint systems to also sell motor vehicle child restraint system warning devices.

2021-A381 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    381
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of new
   motor vehicle child restraint systems

   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-uu to read as follows:
   § 399-UU. MOTOR VEHICLE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING DEVICES. 1.  AS
 USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "MOTOR  VEHICLE  CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A HARNESS AND
 RESTRAINT SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO RIDE IN A MOTOR  VEHICLE
 WHICH CONFORMS TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   (B)  "MOTOR  VEHICLE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING DEVICE" SHALL MEAN
 AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT CONNECTS TO A MOTOR  VEHICLE  CHILD  RESTRAINT
 SYSTEM, OR IS BUILT INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM, FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF ALERTING THE DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEN THE MOTOR VEHICLE
 HAS  BEEN  TURNED  OFF  AND A CHILD REMAINS HARNESSED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
 CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM.
   2. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
 NY, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO SELL A NEW MOTOR
 VEHICLE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM TO  A  CONSUMER  AT  RETAIL  UNLESS  SUCH
 PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY,
 CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY:
   (A) MAINTAINS IN STOCK AND PROMINENTLY DISPLAYS WITHIN THE STORE MOTOR
 VEHICLE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING DEVICES AVAILABLE FOR  SALE  THAT
 ARE COMPATIBLE WITH SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; AND
   (B) POSTS A NOTICE, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WHICH MAY BE EASILY SEEN
 OR  REACHED  BY  CUSTOMERS,  THAT, IN A LEGIBLE FORMAT, STATES: "LEAVING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2021-A381A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S300
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-uu, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8582, S8604

2021-A381A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity that sells new motor vehicle child restraint systems to also sell motor vehicle child restraint system warning devices.

2021-A381A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  381--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Consumer  Affairs  and  Protection  --  committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of new
   motor vehicle child restraint systems
 
   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-iii to read as follows:
   § 399-III. CHILD RESTRAINT ALARM.  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN ANY DEVICE, USED  IN  CONJUNC-
 TION WITH SAFETY BELTS, DESIGNED FOR USE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE TO RESTRAIN,
 SEAT,  OR POSITION CHILDREN AND WHICH MEETS THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR
 VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS SET FORTH IN 49 C.F.R.  571.213.
   (B) "CHILD RESTRAINT ALARM" SHALL MEAN ANY DEVICE THAT ATTACHES TO THE
 CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM OR CONJOINED SAFETY BELT THAT ALERTS  THE  DRIVER
 WHEN  HE OR SHE HAS EXITED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT UNBUCKLING THE CHILD FROM
 THE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THIS ALARM MAY CONNECT WITH A  SMART  DEVICE
 AND SEND EITHER TEXT ALERTS, E-MAILS OR SOUND AN AUDIBLE ALARM.
   2.  A PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
 NY, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY MAY SELL  OR  OFFER  TO  SELL  A  CHILD
 RESTRAINT SYSTEM IF THE RETAILER:
   (A)  MAINTAINS IN STOCK AND PROMINENTLY DISPLAYS WITHIN THE STORE, THE
 CHILD RESTRAINT ALARMS FOR SALE THAT  ARE  COMPATIBLE  WITH  SUCH  CHILD
 RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; AND
   (B) POSTS A NOTICE, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WHICH MAY BE EASILY SEEN
 OR REACHED BY CUSTOMERS, IN A LEGIBLE FORMAT, WHICH STATES: "HEAT STROKE
 IS  THE LEADING CAUSE OF NON-CAR CRASH VEHICULAR DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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