Bill Text: NY A08564 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the creation of a research program to determine the risks posed from chemicals in personal care products or feminine hygiene products.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to health [A08564 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08564-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8564

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                   September 13, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FERNANDEZ  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the creation of  a
          research  program  to  determine  the  risks  posed  from chemicals in
          personal  care  products;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of   such
          provisions upon expiration thereof

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
     2  804 to read as follows:
     3    §  804. Personal care products safety and research. 1. For purposes of
     4  this section, the term:
     5    (a) "Personal care product" shall mean articles intended to be rubbed,
     6  poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise  applied
     7  to  the  human  body  or  any  part  thereof for cleansing, beautifying,
     8  promoting attractiveness,  or  altering  the  appearance,  and  articles
     9  intended  for  use as a component of any such articles; except that such
    10  term shall not include soap.
    11    (b) "Chemical of concern" shall mean a chemical appearing  on  any  of
    12  the lists included in the department of environmental conservation divi-
    13  sion of materials management program policy on household cleansing prod-
    14  uct  information  disclosure published on June sixth, two thousand eigh-
    15  teen pursuant to article thirty-five of this chapter and  6  NYCRR  part
    16  659, or as designated by the commissioner.
    17    (c)  "Restricted  substance"  shall mean a substance determined by the
    18  commissioner, which shall include, but not be limited to, lead,  mercury
    19  and  related compounds, formaldehyde, triclosan, toluene, per- and poly-
    20  fluoroalkyl substances, dibutyl phthalate, di(2)exylhexyl phthalate, and
    21  isobutyl-, isopropyl-, butyl-, and propylparaben.
    22    2. The commissioner shall  provide  for  the  conduct  or  support  of
    23  research by the department to determine the extent to which the presence

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  of  any  chemical  of  concern  or restricted substance in personal care
     2  products poses any risks to  the  health  of  individuals  who  use  the
     3  products.  Such  research project shall be completed within two years of
     4  the  effective  date  of this section.  Such research shall also examine
     5  any long-term health effects of using personal care products that do not
     6  contain a restricted substance or chemical of concern.
     7    3. Within one year of the completion of  such  research,  any  conclu-
     8  sions,  recommendations  and proposals for implementing such recommenda-
     9  tions shall be transmitted to the governor, the temporary  president  of
    10  the  senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate health
    11  committee, and the chair of the assembly  health  committee,  and  shall
    12  also be made available to the public.
    13    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    14  have become a law and shall expire and  be  deemed  repealed  two  years
    15  after such date.