Bill Text: NY S07265 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to chemicals in nap mats; prohibits the use of certain chemical flame retardants in nap mats used by children.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-20 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S07265 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07265-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7265
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      May 8, 2014
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       Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to chem-
         icals in nap mats
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
    2  by adding a new title 9 to read as follows:
    3                                   TITLE 9
    4                    CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS IN NAP MATS
    5  SECTION 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
    6          37-0903. PROHIBITION  ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS IN
    7                     NAP MATS.
    8  S 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
    9    AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
   10    1. "CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS" SHALL  MEAN  ANY  HALOGENATED  CHEMICAL
   11  FLAME  RETARDANT,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TDCPP TRIS (1,3 DICHOLO-
   12  RO-2-PROPYL) PHOSPHATE, FIRE-MASTER 500 OR EQUIVALENT PRODUCT,  TERT-BU-
   13  TYL  MIXTURE,  TCPP  TRIS(1-CHLORO-2-PROPYL)  PHOSPHATE,  TPP (TRIPHENYL
   14  PHOSPHATE), AND ANY PHOSPHORUS-BROMINE FLAME RETARDANTS.
   15    2. "NAP MAT" SHALL INCLUDE ANY ITEM OF FURNITURE INTENDED  FOR  INDOOR
   16  USE  THAT  CONSISTS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF LEATHER, PLASTIC, FABRIC OR
   17  OTHER MATERIAL THAT CONTAINS COTTON, WOOL, POLYURETHANE OR OTHER NATURAL
   18  OR SYNTHETIC MATERIAL THAT IS PLACED IN SUCH ITEM  AND  IS  INTENDED  TO
   19  FACILITATE SLEEP OR RELAXATION OF A CHILD.
   20  S 37-0903. PROHIBITION  ON  THE  USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS IN NAP
   21               MATS.
   22    1. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
   23  NY OR CORPORATION SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THE STATE OF NEW  YORK
   24  ANY  NAP MAT THAT CONTAINS CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS INTENTIONALLY ADDED
   25  IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTIC, APPEARANCE OR QUALITY, TO
   26  PERFORM A SPECIFIC FUNCTION, OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13991-05-4
       S. 7265                             2
    1    2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  THE  SALE  OR
    2  DISTRIBUTION OF ANY NAP MAT RESOLD OR OFFERED FOR RESALE, OR DISTRIBUTED
    3  BY CONSUMERS FOR CONSUMER USE.
    4    S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.