Senate Bill S1864

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Bans certain chemicals from being manufactured, used, or stored within the state

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


  • 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-S1864 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0119, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5794
2019-2020: S1184

2021-S1864 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to banning certain chemicals from being manufactured, used, or stored within the state including triclosan, 1,4-dioxane, isophorone, cyclohexanone, or any synonym of such products.

2021-S1864 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1864 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1864
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   banning  certain  chemicals  from  being manufactured, used, or stored
   within the state

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 37-0119 to read as follows:
 § 37-0119. PROHIBITION AGAINST TRICLOSAN,  1,4-DIOXANE,  ISOPHORONE,  OR
              CYCLOHEXANONE.
   1.  MANUFACTURING,  PROCESSING, OR DISTRIBUTION. NO PERSON SHALL MANU-
 FACTURE, PROCESS OR DISTRIBUTE IN COMMERCE A PRODUCT, OR  A  PART  OF  A
 PRODUCT,  CONTAINING  TRICLOSAN, 1,4-DIOXANE, ISOPHORONE, CYCLOHEXANONE,
 OR ANY SYNONYM OF SUCH PRODUCTS. THIS RESTRICTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE
 USE OF ISOPHORONE OR CYCLOHEXANONE, OR ANY  SYNONYM  OF  SUCH  PRODUCTS,
 USED IN THE MANUFACTURE, PROCESS, OR DISTRIBUTION OF AN ITEM THAT CANNOT
 REASONABLY  BE  EXPECTED TO COME INTO USE BY AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE AGE
 OF EIGHTEEN.
   2. ADMINISTRATION. (A)  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND
 DIRECTED  TO  PRESCRIBE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS, INCLUDING PROVISIONS
 FOR MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS RELATING TO PRODUCTS  OR  RELATED  MATERIALS,
 AND  FOR THE LABELING OF A PRODUCT OR RELATED MATERIAL, AS MAY BE NECES-
 SARY AND PROPER FOR PURPOSES OF ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   (B)  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS  HEREBY EMPOWERED TO ORDER THE RECALL OF OR
 CONFISCATION OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS OFFERED FOR SALE THAT DO NOT MEET  THE
 STANDARDS SET FORTH IN OR PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (C)  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  OBTAIN  FROM  ANY PERSON BY REGULATION OR
 SUBPOENA ISSUED PURSUANT THERETO, SUCH INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF TESTI-
 MONY, BOOKS, RECORDS, OR OTHER WRITINGS AS IS PERTINENT TO THE  FINDINGS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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