Bill Text: NY A00710 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, or formaldehyde; prohibits the use of such nail polish and nail hardener by appearance enhancement businesses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-25 - reported referred to codes [A00710 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A00710-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          710
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, MILLMAN, KELLNER, HOOPER, BOYLAND --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, ROBINSON, WEISENBERG -- 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, and formaldehyde and
         prohibits the use of such nail polish and nail hardener by  appearance
         enhancement businesses
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
    2  399-tt to read as follows:
    3    S 399-TT. MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, SALE AND USE OF  NAIL  POLISH  OR
    4  NAIL  HARDENER CONTAINING DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP), TOLUENE, AND FORMAL-
    5  DEHYDE PROHIBITED. 1. THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  IN
    6  THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF NAIL POLISH OR NAIL HARDENER:
    7    (A) DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP);
    8    (B) TOLUENE; AND
    9    (C) FORMALDEHYDE.
   10    2.  IT  SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESSES TO USE
   11  NAIL POLISH OR NAIL HARDENER CONTAINING:
   12    (A) DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP);
   13    (B) TOLUENE; OR
   14    (C) FORMALDEHYDE.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
   16  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02134-01-3