S4903-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
• Apr 29, 2011: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

S4903-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S4903

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting
the use of thermal paper receipts or cash receipt paper containing
bisphenol-A

PURPOSE:
To expand current law to prohibit the manufacturing, selling
or offering for sale or to distribute any thermal receipt paper or
cash register paper that contains bisphebnol-A.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill defines thermal receipt paper and
cash register paper as well as prohibits anyone from manufacturing,
selling or offering for sale or to distribute any paper for recording
or transactions that contains bisphenol-A.

JUSTIFICATION:
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor that mimics
the hormone estrogen and is linked to breast cancer, early onset of
puberty, obesity and prostate cancer. It also affects male
reproductive systems.

New York residents are regularly exposed to BPA in cash register
receipts used by major retailers, grocery stores, gas stations and
bank ATM's. Retail workers carry an average of 30% more BPA in
their bodies than other adults. BPA on thermal paper isn't chemically
bound since it is a powdery film on the surface of receipts. The BPA
coating easily rubs off onto fingers and then potentially onto food
and can also penetrate the skin.

Cash receipts with BPA regularly become part of the paper recycling
stream, thus adding BPA to 95% of dollar bills as well as to paper
towels and other consumer paper products.

This potentially damaging source of BPA cannot be allowed to remain in
the marketplace, where everyone is being exposed unknowingly.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Legislation.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minimal.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill shall take effect on October 1, 2013.

S4903-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         4903
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 April 29, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser
 vation
 

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
 prohibiting  the  use  of thermal paper receipts or cash receipt paper
 containing bisphenol-A
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. 

Section 37-0503 of the environmental conservation law, as
 added by chapter 280 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:

 

S 37-0503. Definitions.
 As used in this title[,]:

 1. "child care product" means  all  pacifiers  and  unfilled  beverage
 containers to be used by children under three years old for the consump
 tion  of  liquids  including pacifiers, baby bottles, baby bottle liners
 and cups, cup lids, straws and sippy cups.
 2. "THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER" OR "CASH RECEIPT  PAPER"  MEANS  ANY  PAPER
 THAT  IS  USED  BY  A COMMERCIAL ENTITY TO ISSUE A MECHANICALLY PRODUCED
 RECORD OF A COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION.
 

S 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 37-0508 to read as follows:

 

S 37-0508. THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER.
 NO  PERSON  SHALL  MANUFACTURE,  SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTE IN
 THIS STATE ANY  THERMAL  RECEIPT  PAPER  OR  CASH  REGISTER  PAPER  THAT
 CONTAINS BISPHENOL-A.
 

S  3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2013. Effective immediate
 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
 necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
 authorized to be made on or before such date.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11158-01-1

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