Senate Bill S7265

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to chemicals in nap mats

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

2013-S7265 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 9 §§37-0901 & 37-0903, En Con L

2013-S7265 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2013-S7265 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7265 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7265

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 8, 2014
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 9 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 9
                  CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS IN NAP MATS
SECTION 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
        37-0903. PROHIBITION  ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS IN
                   NAP MATS.
S 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
  AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
  1. "CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS" SHALL  MEAN  ANY  HALOGENATED  CHEMICAL
FLAME  RETARDANT,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TDCPP TRIS (1,3 DICHOLO-
RO-2-PROPYL) PHOSPHATE, FIRE-MASTER 500 OR EQUIVALENT PRODUCT,  TERT-BU-
TYL  MIXTURE,  TCPP  TRIS(1-CHLORO-2-PROPYL)  PHOSPHATE,  TPP (TRIPHENYL
PHOSPHATE), AND ANY PHOSPHORUS-BROMINE FLAME RETARDANTS.
  2. "NAP MAT" SHALL INCLUDE ANY ITEM OF FURNITURE INTENDED  FOR  INDOOR
USE  THAT  CONSISTS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF LEATHER, PLASTIC, FABRIC OR
OTHER MATERIAL THAT CONTAINS COTTON, WOOL, POLYURETHANE OR OTHER NATURAL
OR SYNTHETIC MATERIAL THAT IS PLACED IN SUCH ITEM  AND  IS  INTENDED  TO
FACILITATE SLEEP OR RELAXATION OF A CHILD.
S 37-0903. PROHIBITION  ON  THE  USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS IN NAP
             MATS.
  1. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
NY OR CORPORATION SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THE STATE OF NEW  YORK
ANY  NAP MAT THAT CONTAINS CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS INTENTIONALLY ADDED
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTIC, APPEARANCE OR QUALITY, TO
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

              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.