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.

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A1473-2011 Actions

• May 15, 2012: reported referred to codes
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to economic development
• Jan 10, 2011: referred to economic development

A1473-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    1473

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 10, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, MILLMAN, KELLNER, SPANO, HOOPER, MENG,
    BOYLAND,  LANCMAN  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, ROBIN-
    SON, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic
    Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

  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:


    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
  399-tt to read as follows:

    S 399-TT. MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, SALE AND USE OF  NAIL  POLISH  OR
  NAIL  HARDENER CONTAINING DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP), TOLUENE, AND FORMAL-
  DEHYDE PROHIBITED. 1. THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  IN
  THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF NAIL POLISH OR NAIL HARDENER:

    (A) DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP);
    (B) TOLUENE; AND
    (C) FORMALDEHYDE.
    2.  IT  SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESSES TO USE
  NAIL POLISH OR NAIL HARDENER CONTAINING:

    (A) DIBUTYL PHTHALATES (DBP);
    (B) TOLUENE; OR
    (C) FORMALDEHYDE.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
  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.
                                                             LBD01104-01-1