STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2387--B Cal. No. 459 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, ADDABBO, BIAGGI, BOYLE, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, GAUGHRAN, GOUNARDES, KAPLAN, KRUEGER, LIU, MARTINEZ, RIVERA, SALAZAR, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to menstrual prod- uct labeling 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-aaaa to read as follows: 3 § 399-aaaa. Menstrual product labeling. 1. For purposes of this 4 section: 5 (a) "ingredient" shall mean an intentionally added substance present 6 in the menstrual product; 7 (b) "menstrual product" shall mean products used for the purpose of 8 catching menstruation and vaginal discharge, including but not limited 9 to tampons, pads, and menstrual cups. These products may be either 10 disposable or reusable. 11 2. No later than eighteen months after this section shall have become 12 a law, each package or box containing menstrual products sold in this 13 state shall contain a plain and conspicuous printed list of all ingredi- 14 ents which shall be listed in order of predominance. Such list shall 15 either be printed on the package or affixed thereto. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00527-07-9S. 2387--B 2 1 3. The requirements of this section shall apply in addition to any 2 other labeling requirements established pursuant to any other provision 3 of law. 4 4. Whenever a violation of this section has occurred, a civil penalty 5 of one percent of the manufacturer's total annual in-state sales not to 6 exceed one thousand dollars per package or box shall be imposed on the 7 manufacturer. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 9 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 10 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 11 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 12 completed on or before such effective date.