Assembly Bill A1954

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, or xylene

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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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2025-A1954 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7447
2011-2012: A1473
2013-2014: A710
2015-2016: A526
2017-2018: A2210
2019-2020: A1114
2021-2022: A2155
2023-2024: A787

2025-A1954 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish or nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, and xylene; prohibits the use of such nail polish and nail hardener by appearance enhancement businesses.

2025-A1954 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1954
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   manufacture, distribution or sale of nail  polish  and  nail  hardener
   containing dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde, formaldeh-
   yde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, and xylene and prohibits the use
   of  such nail polish and nail hardener by appearance enhancement busi-
   nesses
 
   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-tt to read as follows:
   §  399-TT.  MANUFACTURE,  DISTRIBUTION, SALE AND USE OF NAIL POLISH OR
 NAIL HARDENER CONTAINING DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP),  TOLUENE,  FORMALDEH-
 YDE, FORMALDEHYDE RESIN, CAMPHOR, ETHYL TOSYLAMIDE, AND XYLENE PROHIBIT-
 ED.  1. THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN THE MANUFACTURE,
 DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF NAIL POLISH OR NAIL HARDENER:
   (A) DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP);
   (B) TOLUENE;
   (C) FORMALDEHYDE;
   (D) FORMALDEHYDE RESIN;
   (E) CAMPHOR;
   (F) ETHYL TOSYLAMIDE; AND
   (G) XYLENE.
   2. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESSES  TO  USE
 NAIL POLISH OR NAIL HARDENER CONTAINING:
   (A) DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP);
   (B) TOLUENE;
   (C) FORMALDEHYDE;
   (D) FORMALDEHYDE RESIN;
   (E) CAMPHOR;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05280-01-5

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