Assembly Bill A705

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of gasoline powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A705 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19-0306-c, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8450

2023-A705 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of gasoline powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers in the state; requires the commissioner to promulgate rules to enact such prohibition by January 1, 2025.

2023-A705 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    705
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting the sale of gasoline powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers
 
   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 19-0306-c to read as follows:
 § 19-0306-C. SALE OF CERTAIN GAS-POWERED LAWN CARE DEVICES PROHIBITED.
   THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH SHALL
 PROHIBIT THE SALE OF GASOLINE POWERED LEAF BLOWERS AND  LAWN  MOWERS  IN
 THE STATE BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01099-01-3

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